Claflin University Men's Basketball
Claflin University fields a men's basketball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $571,404, below the median of $642k — $35,712 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $414,559 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,994 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$571,404 for the year
- Operating expenses$123,256 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,712 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$414,559 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,994 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$98,785 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brion Dunlap 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 II roster spots5,660 293 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 96 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $571,404 $35,713 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $414,559
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $98,785
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,046
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 0 | 16 | $1.4M | 966 | 82% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 36 | 14 | $11M | 966 | 61% | |
| Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 21 | $312k | — | 32% | |
| Benedict College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 37 | 16 | $508k | — | 67% | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 53 | 14 | $703k | — | 80% | |
| Charleston Southern University Division I · Big South Conference | 58 | 15 | $1.7M | 972 | 76% | |
| Augusta University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 65 | 14 | $606k | — | 89% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | 33 | $638k | — | 75% | |
| The Citadel Division I · Southern Conference | 71 | 21 | $2M | 937 | 98% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 72 | 16 | $5.4M | 990 | 72% | |
| Coker University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 76 | 22 | $604k | — | 97% | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 83 | 18 | $629k | — | 69% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia State University | 20 | $948k | $47,423 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 16 | $690k | $43,103 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 15 | $639k | $42,623 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 16 | $616k | $38,519 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 28 | $614k | $21,931 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 23 | $614k | $26,697 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 23 | $576k | $25,046 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 16 | $571k | $35,712 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 13 | $549k | $42,247 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 14 | $537k | $38,354 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 17 | $534k | $31,406 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 20 | $432k | $21,623 | — | vs |
Every Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked