Division I · United Athletic Conference
Austin Peay State University Men's Basketball
Clarksville, TN · the Governors · Austin Peay State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.6M
Team budget
40th percentile in Division I
$172,719
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
946
APR
92% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Austin Peay State University fields a men's basketball team in the United Athletic Conference (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 $2,590,785, below the median of $3M — $172,719 per roster spot, lower half 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 946, about the median of 967, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,788,565 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,676 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#219Team budgetof 362 · Division I#216Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#298APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,590,785 for the year
- Operating expenses$539,914 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$172,719 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate946 multi-year; 941 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,788,565 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,676 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$367,663 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Gipson 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 →8,587undergraduates · 9,945 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 5,559 applicants
SAT middle 50%943 – 1165
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate946
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,590,785 $172,719 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,788,565
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $367,663
Cost
Full picture →$14,679net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,675 in-state · $14,219 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Austin Peay 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,679 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,587Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 39 | 13 | $1.6M | 955 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 41 | 18 | $13M | 989 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 16 | $4.3M | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 43 | 15 | $2.8M | 986 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 43 | 32 | $735k | — | 70% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 54 | 16 | $2.8M | 954 | 86% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 59 | 18 | $3M | 948 | 97% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 73 | 15 | $3.3M | 957 | 68% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | 16 | $855k | — | 67% | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 85 | 15 | $1.5M | 973 | 87% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 100 | 16 | $3.2M | 966 | 78% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | 18 | $1.4M | — | 95% |
Other men's basketball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.6M | $145,209 | — | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $172,719 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington 3 over cap | 18 | $2.5M | $138,031 | 961 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $173,582 | 981 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,639 | 948 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,412 | 936 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $116,622 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 3 over cap | 18 | $1.6M | $87,796 | 995 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $79,904 | — | vs |
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