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Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Blackburn College Men's Basketball

Carlinville, IL · the Beavers · Blackburn College overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$239k
Team budget
69th percentile in Division III
$11,933
Per roster spot
median $9,936
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Blackburn College fields a men's basketball team in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $238,674, above the median of $198k — $11,933 per roster spot, upper half of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$239k
Spend per player$11,933
Roster size20
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$19k$2.1M
this programevery Division III men's basketball program

Roster sizes

982
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$238,674 for the year
  • Operating expenses$52,840 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$11,933 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$10,953 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Austin Kirby head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
389undergraduates · 389 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
80%admitted · of 1,113 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
52%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$238,674 $11,934 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$10,953
$21,349net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$39,078
Average net price$21,349
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,146
$30–48k$17,130
$48–75k$20,872
$75–110k$23,289
$110k and up$25,005
Tuition & fees
$26,758

Campus safety

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0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.65
Property0.65
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
34%of bachelor's degrees in education · 19 fields · Bachelor's
Education30 · 34%
Biological sciences17 · 19%
Criminal justice & protective services8 · 9%
Business8 · 9%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation6 · 7%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Blackburn CollegeUniversity of Illinois Springfield · 33 miPrincipia College · 35 miSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville · 35 miIllinois College · 37 miGreenville University · 37 miUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis · 46 miMcKendree University · 47 miLindenwood University · 49 miSaint Louis University · 49 miWashington University in St. Louis · 50 miWebster University · 55 miMaryville University of Saint Louis · 56 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference3315$550k—84%
Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3513$111k—44%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference3515$1.7M95597%
Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference3723$231k—75%
Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3745$198k—95%
University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference4613$607k—57%
McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference4717$666k—64%
Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference4916$1.2M—66%
Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference4916$7.2M93881%
Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association5018$585k—12%
Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5525$191k—58%
Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference5614$692k—94%

Other men's basketball programs in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Blackburn College20$239k$11,933—vs
Westminster College (Missouri)28$203k$7,239—vs
Greenville University45$198k$4,404—vs
Webster University25$191k$7,630—vs
Lyon College25$184k$7,362—vs
Mississippi University for Women15$176k$11,759—vs
Spalding University23$153k$6,656—vs
Eureka College27$135k$4,998—vs
Principia College13$111k$8,512—vs

Every St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked