Arkansas State University Men's Basketball
Arkansas State University fields a men's basketball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,024,737, about the median of $3M — $189,046 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 980, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,634,965 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,149 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
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,024,737 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,500,642 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$189,046 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,634,965 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,149 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$730,079 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Pannone head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,024,737 $189,046 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,634,965
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $730,079
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,754 in-state · $13,826 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Arkansas State 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 53 | 25 | $184k | — | 66% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 61 | 18 | $379k | — | 50% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 62 | 16 | $420k | — | 97% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 63 | 20 | $661k | — | 88% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 65 | 16 | $9.3M | 968 | 93% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 72 | 15 | $698k | — | 100% | |
| Union University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 103 | 14 | $699k | — | 47% | |
| Lane College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 106 | 20 | $383k | — | — | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 107 | 15 | $1.5M | 973 | 87% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 112 | 22 | $142k | — | 53% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 113 | 18 | $1.6M | 995 | 90% | |
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 120 | 14 | $1.6M | 939 | 79% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University 2 over cap | 17 | $4.4M | $259,341 | 967 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University 4 over cap | 19 | $4.2M | $222,005 | 985 | vs | |
| Marshall University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.6M | $224,623 | 956 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2 over cap | 17 | $3.3M | $196,641 | 948 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.2M | $203,066 | 974 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 1 over cap | 16 | $3M | $189,046 | 980 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.9M | $168,850 | 946 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University room for 2 | 13 | $2.6M | $197,872 | 967 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $159,822 | 981 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama room for 1 | 14 | $2.5M | $180,502 | 980 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.5M | $144,165 | 990 | vs | |
| Troy University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.4M | $133,640 | 960 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $149,584 | 936 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $130,688 | 1000 | vs |
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