Division II · Great American Conference
East Central University Men's Basketball
Ada, OK · the Tigers · East Central University overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$430k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division II
$28,665
Per roster spot
median $37,568
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
66%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
East Central University fields a men's basketball team in the Great American Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $429,982, below the median of $642k — $28,665 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $1,114,035 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,802 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#254Team budgetof 293 · Division II#197Spend per playerof 293 · Division II#208Roster sizeof 293 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$429,982 for the year
- Operating expenses$85,480 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,665 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,114,035 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$3,802 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$23,277 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Wheeler 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 →2,460undergraduates · 3,200 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 1,161 applicants
SAT middle 50%935 – 1055
ACT middle 50%16 – 22
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 33%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $429,982 $28,665 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,114,035
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $23,277
Cost
Full picture →$9,355net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,032 in-state · $17,542 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in kinesiology, parks & recreation · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research East Central 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,355 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsKinesiology, parks & recreation · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 2,460Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 43 | 14 | $715k | — | 56% | |
| University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference | 54 | 17 | $14M | 954 | 77% | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference | 55 | 17 | $528k | — | 80% | |
| Oklahoma Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 74 | 18 | $601k | — | 97% | |
| Southern Nazarene University Division II · Great American Conference | 75 | 30 | $791k | — | — | |
| University of Central Oklahoma Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 76 | 17 | $685k | — | 82% | |
| Austin College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 78 | 17 | $194k | — | 47% | |
| Oklahoma State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 96 | 17 | $12M | 957 | 71% | |
| Oral Roberts University Division I · The Summit League | 97 | 18 | $3M | 964 | 99% | |
| Cameron University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 101 | 14 | $395k | — | — | |
| The University of Tulsa Division I · American Conference | 104 | 15 | $6.4M | 971 | 58% | |
| University of North Texas Division I · American Conference | 111 | 17 | $5M | 976 | 72% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Great American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nazarene University | 30 | $791k | $26,369 | — | vs | |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | 14 | $715k | $51,079 | — | vs | |
| Harding University | 15 | $698k | $46,506 | — | vs | |
| Ouachita Baptist University | 15 | $615k | $41,010 | — | vs | |
| Arkansas Tech University | 24 | $561k | $23,384 | — | vs | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 17 | $528k | $31,068 | — | vs | |
| Henderson State University | 17 | $491k | $28,897 | — | vs | |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | 18 | $460k | $25,533 | — | vs | |
| Southern Arkansas University | 16 | $453k | $28,285 | — | vs | |
| East Central University | 15 | $430k | $28,665 | — | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello | 16 | $397k | $24,793 | — | vs | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | 21 | $340k | $16,214 | — | vs |
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