Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Alcorn State University Men's Basketball
Lorman, MS · the Braves · Alcorn State University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$106,671
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
962
APR
94% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Alcorn State University fields a men's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,386,731, well below the median of $3M — $106,671 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 962, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,771,233 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,142 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#335Team budgetof 362 · Division I#313Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#346Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#204APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,386,731 for the year
- Operating expenses$674,769 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$106,671 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 959 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,771,233 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,142 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$64,518 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Morton 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 →2,432undergraduates · 2,894 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 7,511 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 998
ACT middle 50%15 – 24
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate962
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,386,731 $106,672 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,771,233
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $64,518
Cost
Full picture →$13,155net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,549
Campus safety
Full picture →1.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in biological sciences · 21 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,155 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBiological sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,432Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 57 | 22 | $725k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 17 | $936k | 944 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 64 | 19 | $170k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 65 | 24 | $229k | — | 53% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 71 | 12 | $1.6M | 1000 | 75% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 16 | $1.2M | 933 | 50% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 99 | 13 | $2.6M | 967 | 73% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 101 | 16 | $11M | 942 | 74% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | 22 | $1.5M | 931 | 24% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 102 | 15 | $1.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 113 | 16 | $2.4M | 936 | 99% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 115 | 15 | $1.3M | 967 | 94% |
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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