Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics

Women's Basketball

Virginia Commonwealth University

NCAA D1 · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA

High-major recruitingRecruits at a top-22% level nationally, 3 top-100 recruits on record.

8-23

2025-26 record

49%

Win rate, 3yr

$22.7k

Avg net price

63%

Grad rate

High-major

Recruiting tier

The program

2025-26 8-232024-25 12-192023-24 26-62022-23 7-222021-22 16-12

Chelsea Banbury, Head coach

Assistants: Brendan Quinlan-Huertas · Brittany Brown · Callie Scheier · Chris Mignogna · Devin Summer · Donovan Banks · Dr. Garrett Knudson · Dr. Mak Afework · Evan Nicely · Heather Wager · Ian Proctor (Director of Sports Performance)

The roster · 2026

8 on the roster3 So2 Jr3 Sr

Patricia Augustin

So. · Guard

Longueuil, Canada

Laia Crespín

So. · Guard

Calafell, Spain

Lucy Ghaifan

Sr. · Forward

Grand Island, Neb.

Cyriah Griffin

Jr. · Guard

Virginia Beach, Va.

Katarina Kneževic

Jr. · Guard/Forward

Belgrade, Serbia

Ann Zachariah

R-Sr. · Forward

Kerala, India

Daija Preston

So. · Guard

Douglasville, Ga.

Lucía Sotelo

Sr. · Forward

Ourense, Spain

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

Forward2 of 3 graduating

Where they're from

Nebraska 1Virginia 1Georgia 1Other 5

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$17.5k/yr
$30-48k$17.8k/yr
$48-75k$20.9k/yr
$75-110k$24.7k/yr
$110k+$32.7k/yr

In-state prices shown; out-of-state students pay about $23.2k/yr more (public school).

SAT 25-75%

1010-1270

Grad rate

63%

Admit rate

93%

Enrollment

21k

Also in the Atlantic 10 Conference

Fordham UniversityLa Salle UniversityLoyola University ChicagoSaint Louis UniversityUniversity of DaytonUniversity of Rhode Island

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