Division I · United Athletic Conference
Abilene Christian University Men's Basketball
Abilene, TX · the Wildcats · Abilene Christian University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2.4M
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$173,582
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
64%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Abilene Christian University fields a men's basketball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,430,158, below the median of $3M — $173,582 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men'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 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,550,454 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,846 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#242Team budgetof 362 · Division I#215Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#82APRof 362 · Division I
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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$2,430,158 for the year
- Operating expenses$649,043 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$173,582 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,550,454 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,846 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$160,656 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brette Tanner head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,188undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 10,510 applicants
SAT middle 50%1060 – 1290
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,430,158 $173,583 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,550,454
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $160,656
Cost
Full picture →$28,311net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $42,240
Campus safety
Full picture →0.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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.
Men's Basketball program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,311 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,188Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.51 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 2 | 21 | $254k | — | 97% | |
| McMurry University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 4 | 18 | $204k | — | 58% | |
| Howard Payne University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 67 | 24 | $178k | — | 68% | |
| Angelo State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 84 | 14 | $621k | — | 79% | |
| Tarleton State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 89 | 18 | $2.6M | — | 94% | |
| Midwestern State University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 119 | 14 | $527k | — | 87% | |
| Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 138 | 17 | $16M | 941 | 43% | |
| Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 147 | 15 | $16M | 954 | 71% | |
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 150 | 15 | $823k | — | 73% |
Other men's basketball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.6M | $145,209 | — | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $172,719 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington 3 over cap | 18 | $2.5M | $138,031 | 961 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $173,582 | 981 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,639 | 948 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,412 | 936 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $116,622 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 3 over cap | 18 | $1.6M | $87,796 | 995 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $79,904 | — | vs |
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