Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Western Illinois University Women's Basketball
Macomb, IL · the Leathernecks · Western Illinois University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$84,166
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
100% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Western Illinois University fields a women's basketball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,178,330, well below the median of $2.2M — $84,166 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 986, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,866,182 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,570 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#335Team budgetof 360 · Division I#305Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#64APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,178,330 for the year
- Operating expenses$64,320 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$84,166 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,866,182 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,570 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$46,299 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| JD Gravina | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dan Chapla | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alexa Tovella | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,025undergraduates · 7,073 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →75%admitted · of 8,479 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate995
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,178,330 $84,166 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,866,182
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $46,299
Cost
Full picture →$12,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,085
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 39 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Illinois University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Basketball program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions75% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,025Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 31 | 13 | $89k | — | 87% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 37 | 13 | $171k | — | 71% | |
| Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 52 | 16 | $596k | — | 50% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 56 | 20 | $209k | — | 75% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | 16 | $1.8M | 995 | 77% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 72 | 20 | $198k | — | 68% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 76 | 13 | $482k | — | 84% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 18 | $100k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 89 | 16 | $263k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 14 | $2M | 971 | 89% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 92 | 12 | $149k | — | 80% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 94 | 29 | $8.5M | 982 | 85% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.5M | $89,140 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin 4 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $73,750 | 991 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 9 over cap | 24 | $1.3M | $54,575 | 986 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 4 | 11 | $1.3M | $117,387 | 976 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 10 over cap | 25 | $1.2M | $49,907 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $103,922 | — | vs | |
| Lindenwood University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $86,634 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 14 | $1.2M | $84,166 | 995 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $77,735 | 978 | vs |
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