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Division II · Peach Belt Conference

Clayton State University Men's Basketball

Morrow, GA · the Lakers · Clayton State University overview
18
Roster
2024–25 season
$409k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division II
$22,722
Per roster spot
median $37,568
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Clayton State University fields a men's basketball team in the Peach Belt Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, about the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $408,998, below the median of $642k — $22,722 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $480,889 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,115 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 budget$409k
Spend per player$22,722
Roster size18
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$56k$2.2M
this programevery Division II men's basketball program

Roster sizes

1261
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster18 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$408,998 for the year
  • Operating expenses$55,595 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$22,722 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$480,889 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,115 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$1,496 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Carl Little head coachHead Coachnot 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 II roster spots5,660 293 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 96 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
5,301undergraduates · 5,842 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
71%admitted · of 1,782 applicants
SAT middle 50%868 – 1070
ACT middle 50%16 – 20
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
35%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$408,998 $22,722 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$480,889
Recruiting spend, men's
$1,496
$9,397net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$21,369
Sticker, out-of-state$32,091
Average net price$9,397
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,685
$30–48k$9,021
$48–75k$11,506
$75–110k$13,966
$110k and up$15,948
Tuition & fees
$5,068 in-state · $15,790 out

Campus safety

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1.35violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.35
Property1.30
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing172 · 23%
Business156 · 21%
Psychology96 · 13%
Liberal arts & general studies69 · 9%
Computer & information sciences64 · 9%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Clayton State UniversityGeorgia State University · 11 miMorehouse College · 12 miClark Atlanta University · 12 miGeorgia Institute of Technology · 13 miEmory University · 14 miOglethorpe University · 19 miKennesaw State University · 34 miUniversity of West Georgia · 44 miLaGrange College · 56 miUniversity of Georgia · 60 miMercer University · 66 miUniversity of North Georgia · 68 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference1117$2.9M94662%
Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.12———51%
Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.1216$817k—65%
Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference1315$12M97016%
Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association1416$515k—11%
Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association1924$213k—60%
Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA3413$3M94869%
University of West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference4416$1.3M—49%
LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South5623$129k—63%
University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference6015$10M97537%
Mercer University Division I · Southern Conference6614$2.3M97566%
University of North Georgia Division II · Peach Belt Conference6814$772k—72%

Other men's basketball programs in the Peach Belt Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Lander University17$800k$47,056—vs
University of North Georgia14$772k$55,177—vs
Flagler College14$756k$54,035—vs
University of South Carolina Aiken14$703k$50,186—vs
University of South Carolina Beaufort18$629k$34,937—vs
Augusta University14$606k$43,311—vs
Columbus State University22$550k$25,009—vs
Georgia College17$459k$27,002—vs
Georgia Southwestern State University19$433k$22,813—vs
Clayton State University18$409k$22,722—vs

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