Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alabama A&M University Men's Basketball
Normal, AL · the Bulldogs · Alabama A&M University overview
27
Roster
12 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$45,742
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
908
APR
92% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Alabama A&M University fields a men's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, well above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,235,045, well below the median of $3M — $45,742 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 12 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 908, about the median of 967, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,655,847 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,273 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#346Team budgetof 362 · Division I#357Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#2Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#341APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,235,045 for the year
- Operating expenses$501,600 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,742 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate908 multi-year; 867 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible87% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,655,847 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,273 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$64,002 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Donte' Jackson | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kyle Jones | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Devarus Walker | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cameron Prather | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jerome Gray | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cal Cochran | Special Assistant to the 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 →5,845undergraduates · 6,614 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 15,628 applicants
SAT middle 50%810 – 1060
ACT middle 50%14 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1527
12 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate908
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,235,045 $45,742 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,655,847
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $64,002
Cost
Full picture →$14,064net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,024 in-state · $18,634 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.01violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 58 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Alabama A&M 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.
Men's Basketball program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,064 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,845Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.01 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 6 | 19 | $760k | — | 74% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 47 | 17 | $269k | — | 51% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | 15 | $1.7M | 979 | 96% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 69 | 20 | $167k | — | 82% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | 17 | $2.3M | 938 | 77% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 74 | 15 | $3.3M | 957 | 68% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 17 | $2.3M | 939 | 76% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 86 | 14 | $220k | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 86 | 16 | $379k | — | 97% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 89 | 16 | $5M | 995 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 92 | 17 | $583k | — | — | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 92 | 22 | $3.5M | 964 | 82% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $123,174 | 969 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $103,069 | 955 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.5M | $67,394 | 931 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $106,671 | 962 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 12 over cap | 27 | $1.2M | $45,742 | 908 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $76,855 | 933 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $74,366 | 920 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.2M | $64,804 | 923 | vs | |
| Alabama State University at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $75,409 | 909 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $936k | $55,065 | 944 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff at cap | 15 | $732k | $48,786 | 966 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $717k | $39,851 | 933 | vs |
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