Division I · Conference USA
Western Kentucky University Women's Basketball
Bowling Green, KY · the Hilltoppers · Western Kentucky University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$127,729
Per roster spot
median $141,297
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
981
APR
96% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Western Kentucky University fields a women's basketball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,788,218, below the median of $2.2M — $127,729 per roster spot, lower half 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 981, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,052,934 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,595 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#243Team budgetof 360 · Division I#208Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#207APRof 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, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,788,218 for the year
- Operating expenses$629,933 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$127,729 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 964 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,052,934 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,595 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$118,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Collins head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jon Plefka | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Whitney Creech | Assistant Coach / Operations | On file · sign in |
| C'eira Ricketts | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| David Walls | Assistant Coach / Video and Scouting | 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 →14,590undergraduates · 16,759 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 7,720 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1010
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate981
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,788,218 $127,730 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,052,934
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $118,337
Cost
Full picture →$12,054net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,436 in-state · $27,000 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Western Kentucky 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 divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,054 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 14,590Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 59 | 13 | $1.7M | 986 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 60 | 11 | $1.3M | 976 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 23 | $695k | — | 70% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 61 | 28 | $8.3M | 989 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 62 | 13 | $3M | 991 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 64 | 11 | $1.8M | 995 | 67% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | 13 | $649k | — | 67% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 77 | 13 | $1.8M | 991 | 83% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 79 | 15 | $3.3M | 976 | 68% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 15 | $2M | 957 | 78% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 93 | 25 | $6.7M | 1000 | 81% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 95 | 13 | $1.7M | — | 94% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $219,947 | 976 | vs | |
| Liberty University room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $213,389 | 977 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.8M | $201,561 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 14 over cap | 29 | $2.7M | $92,392 | 981 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $149,733 | 970 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $141,204 | 976 | vs | |
| Florida International University 8 over cap | 23 | $1.8M | $78,587 | 984 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $127,729 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $131,528 | 987 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $114,040 | 967 | vs |
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