Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Bethune-Cookman University Men's Basketball
Daytona Beach, FL · the Wildcats · Bethune-Cookman University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2M
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$123,174
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
969
APR
97% of players retained
100%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Bethune-Cookman University fields a men's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,970,796, below the median of $3M — $123,174 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 969, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,968,075 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,166 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#292Team budgetof 362 · Division I#292Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#161APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,970,796 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,116,728 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$123,174 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 918 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,968,075 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,166 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,684 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Reggie Theus 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 →2,414undergraduates · 2,515 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →100%admitted · of 6,844 applicants
SAT middle 50%830 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate969
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,970,796 $123,175 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,968,075
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,684
Cost
Full picture →$14,705net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,794
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bethune-Cookman 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions100% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,705 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,414Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 2 | 14 | $1.7M | — | 66% | |
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 16 | $2.2M | 962 | 86% | |
| University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference | 43 | 16 | $7.8M | 965 | 40% | |
| Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 47 | 18 | $1.1M | — | 41% | |
| Flagler College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 50 | 14 | $756k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 79 | 14 | $1.6M | 985 | 62% | |
| Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 83 | 15 | $950k | — | 63% | |
| University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 18 | $13M | 995 | 24% | |
| Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 86 | 18 | $2.7M | 985 | 57% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 95 | 39 | $647k | — | 72% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 98 | 16 | $1.3M | — | 59% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 115 | 16 | $8.6M | 959 | 41% |
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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