Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson University Men's Basketball
Clemson, SC · the Tigers · Clemson University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$13M
Team budget
85th percentile in Division I
$740,749
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
975
APR
96% of players retained
38%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Clemson University fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $12,592,738, well above the median of $3M — $740,749 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 975, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,600,229 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,995 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#55Team budgetof 362 · Division I#57Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#62Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#113APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$12,592,738 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,959,936 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$740,749 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,600,229 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,995 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,911,594 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Brownell 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 →22,875undergraduates · 28,747 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →38%admitted · of 60,122 applicants
SAT middle 50%1230 – 1390
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate975
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $12,592,738 $740,749 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,600,229
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,911,594
Cost
Full picture →$24,408net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,554 in-state · $39,498 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Clemson 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions38% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,408 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 22,875Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.47 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 5 | 28 | $381k | — | 100% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 16 | 16 | $769k | — | 53% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 28 | 15 | $4.1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 46 | $595k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 61 | $281k | — | 61% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 38 | 20 | $494k | — | 63% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 39 | 16 | $170k | — | 40% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 41 | 19 | $233k | — | 93% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 16 | $1.5M | 973 | 87% | |
| Lander University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 51 | 17 | $800k | — | 68% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 15 | $1.4M | 974 | 70% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 55 | 13 | $2.4M | 970 | 59% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University at cap | 15 | $32M | $2,124,573 | 958 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,046,162 | 971 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,045,955 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 4 over cap | 19 | $17M | $876,126 | 961 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 2 over cap | 17 | $16M | $937,429 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 2 over cap | 17 | $15M | $873,768 | 994 | vs | |
| Florida State University 1 over cap | 16 | $15M | $909,849 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 1 | 14 | $14M | $1,026,182 | 968 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 7 over cap | 22 | $14M | $640,997 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $779,135 | 989 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $767,947 | 959 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $740,749 | 975 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 15 | $12M | $800,930 | 970 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University at cap | 15 | $12M | $790,594 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $714,860 | 968 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $11M | $720,368 | 958 | vs | |
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $672,835 | 998 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at cap | 15 | $9.5M | $633,618 | 980 | vs |
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