Division I · Big South Conference
Charleston Southern University Men's Basketball
Charleston, SC · the Buccaneers · Charleston Southern University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.7M
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$112,587
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
972
APR
96% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Charleston Southern University fields a men's basketball team in the Big South 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 $1,688,815, well below the median of $3M — $112,587 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 972, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,017,082 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,989 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#311Team budgetof 362 · Division I#307Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#139APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,688,815 for the year
- Operating expenses$515,262 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$112,587 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate972 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,017,082 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,989 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$159,751 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Saah Nimley head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Howland | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nate Louis | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Colton Everett | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Ervin | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Bryson Lowe | Graduate Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shane Fernald | Graduate Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luke Williams | Graduate Assistant 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 →2,914undergraduates · 3,545 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 6,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
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 Rate972
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,688,815 $112,588 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,017,082
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $159,751
Cost
Full picture →$21,347net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $31,030
Campus safety
Full picture →0.26violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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Men's Basketball program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,347 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,914Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference | 14 | 21 | $2M | 937 | 98% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 16 | 16 | $5.4M | 990 | 72% | |
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 57 | 16 | $1.4M | 966 | 82% | |
| Claflin University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 58 | 16 | $571k | — | 73% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 70 | 18 | $629k | — | 69% | |
| Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 83 | 16 | $3.2M | 974 | 80% | |
| Francis Marion University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 87 | 34 | $539k | — | 82% | |
| Savannah State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 88 | 20 | $290k | — | — | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 14 | $11M | 966 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 21 | $312k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 90 | 16 | $508k | — | 67% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 96 | 22 | $604k | — | 97% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 5 over cap | 20 | $4.7M | $233,804 | 971 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.1M | $253,366 | 940 | vs | |
| Radford University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,391 | 990 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $121,500 | 971 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,587 | 972 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,749 | 950 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 17 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $46,749 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $92,050 | 956 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $94,635 | 974 | vs |
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