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Anderson University (South Carolina) Men's Basketball

Anderson, SC · the Trojans · Anderson University (South Carolina) overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$769k
Team budget
74th percentile in Division II
$48,070
Per roster spot
median $37,568
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
53%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Anderson University (South Carolina) fields a men's basketball team in the South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $769,131, above the median of $642k — $48,070 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $2,771,405 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,293 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$769k
Spend per player$48,070
Roster size16
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$56k$2.2M
this programevery Division II men's basketball program

Roster sizes

1261
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster16 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$769,131 for the year
  • Operating expenses$80,991 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$48,070 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,771,405 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,293 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$129,185 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ben Thompson head coachHead Coachnot 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 II roster spots5,660 293 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 96 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
3,413undergraduates · 4,325 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Baptist
53%admitted · of 4,732 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1290
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$769,131 $48,071 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,771,405
Recruiting spend, men's
$129,185
$22,222net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$51,030
Average net price$22,222
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,528
$30–48k$17,693
$48–75k$28,002
$75–110k$25,171
$110k and up$35,665
Tuition & fees
$33,580

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.78
Property0.50
In residence halls
4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in education · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Education109 · 17%
Business97 · 15%
Health professions & nursing79 · 12%
Visual & performing arts66 · 10%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation52 · 8%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Anderson University (South Carolina)Clemson University · 16 miSouthern Wesleyan University · 16 miErskine College · 19 miFurman University · 30 miEmmanuel University (Georgia) · 33 miLander University · 35 miNorth Greenville University · 41 miPresbyterian College · 44 miBrevard College · 50 miUniversity of South Carolina Upstate · 51 miWofford College · 51 miConverse University · 51 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference1617$13M97538%
Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas1628$381k—100%
Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas1961$281k—61%
Furman University Division I · Southern Conference3015$4.1M100053%
Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas3346$595k—53%
Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference3517$800k—68%
North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas4120$494k—63%
Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference4414$1.6M95072%
Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference5016$170k—40%
University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference5115$1.4M97470%
Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference5113$2.4M97059%
Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas5119$512k—64%

Other men's basketball programs in the South Atlantic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Lincoln Memorial University14$1.1M$81,842—vs
Catawba College33$779k$23,618—vs
Anderson University (South Carolina)16$769k$48,070—vs
Lenoir-Rhyne University19$767k$40,342—vs
Carson-Newman University14$751k$53,659—vs
Newberry College33$638k$19,345—vs
Wingate University26$607k$23,364—vs
Coker University22$604k$27,441—vs
Tusculum University26$567k$21,799—vs
Emory & Henry University27$534k$19,781—vs
Mars Hill University19$480k$25,251—vs
The University of Virginia's College at Wise19$417k$21,938—vs

Every South Atlantic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked