Division II · Conference Carolinas
Converse University Men's Basketball
Spartanburg, SC · the Valkyries · Converse University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$512k
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division II
$26,932
Per roster spot
median $37,568
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
64%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Converse University fields a men's basketball team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $511,719, below the median of $642k — $26,932 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $1,221,488 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,424 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#229Team budgetof 293 · Division II#209Spend per playerof 293 · Division II#73Roster sizeof 293 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$511,719 for the year
- Operating expenses$64,735 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$26,932 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,221,488 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,424 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$16,268 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Perry 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 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.Campus
Full picture →852undergraduates · 1,341 students in all
Women 77% Men 23%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →64%admitted · of 2,628 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1238
ACT middle 50%21 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $511,719 $26,933 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,221,488
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $16,268
Cost
Full picture →$19,438net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $23,096
Campus safety
Full picture →0.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 88 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Converse 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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions64% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,438 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 852Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 1 | 13 | $2.4M | 970 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 4 | 15 | $1.4M | 974 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 25 | 32 | $1.5M | 990 | 87% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 27 | 20 | $494k | — | 63% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 30 | 15 | $4.1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 34 | 14 | $1.6M | 950 | 72% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 49 | 33 | $638k | — | 75% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 50 | 16 | $170k | — | 40% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 50 | 16 | $1.9M | 971 | 75% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 28 | $381k | — | 100% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 51 | 61 | $281k | — | 61% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 16 | $769k | — | 53% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Conference Carolinas
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees-McRae College | 38 | $738k | $19,432 | — | vs | |
| Barton College | 45 | $685k | $15,219 | — | vs | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) | 46 | $595k | $12,927 | — | vs | |
| Young Harris College | 19 | $545k | $28,664 | — | vs | |
| Belmont Abbey College | 59 | $544k | $9,226 | — | vs | |
| Francis Marion University | 34 | $539k | $15,844 | — | vs | |
| University of Mount Olive | 41 | $528k | $12,871 | — | vs | |
| Converse University | 19 | $512k | $26,932 | — | vs | |
| North Greenville University | 20 | $494k | $24,691 | — | vs | |
| King University | 25 | $483k | $19,304 | — | vs | |
| Chowan University | 34 | $474k | $13,933 | — | vs | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 17 | $390k | $22,927 | — | vs | |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 28 | $381k | $13,598 | — | vs | |
| Shorter University | 16 | $379k | $23,714 | — | vs | |
| Erskine College | 61 | $281k | $4,613 | — | vs | |
| Ferrum College | 18 | $197k | $10,953 | — | vs |
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