Alabama State University Men's Basketball
Alabama State University fields a men's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,131,147, well below the median of $3M — $75,409 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 909, about the median of 967, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,958,925 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,335 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,131,147 for the year
- Operating expenses$86,202 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$75,409 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate909 multi-year; 923 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible90% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,958,925 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,335 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$63,542 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Madlock head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Wright | Head Men's Basketball Coach | not on file |
| Drew Wilson | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Justin Graham | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Scott | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rosbie Mutcherson Jr. | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| James Jackson | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Damien Madison | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men'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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 30%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,131,147 $75,410 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,958,925
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $63,542
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,248 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Alabama State University
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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 1 | 28 | $505k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 7 | 15 | $570k | — | 93% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 35 | 16 | $847k | — | 31% | |
| Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 44 | 18 | $2.4M | 960 | 93% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 50 | 18 | $21M | 995 | 50% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 61 | 18 | $503k | — | 54% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 80 | 22 | $550k | — | 99% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 81 | 22 | $3.5M | 964 | 82% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 84 | 16 | $5M | 995 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 85 | 17 | $583k | — | — | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 86 | 23 | $129k | — | 63% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 93 | 20 | $15M | 990 | 76% |
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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