Division I · Southern Conference
East Tennessee State University Men's Basketball
Johnson City, TN · the Buccaneers · East Tennessee State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.2M
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$144,678
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
956
APR
95% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
East Tennessee State University fields a men's basketball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,170,170, below the median of $3M — $144,678 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 956, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,668,260 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,033 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#278Team budgetof 362 · Division I#257Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#246APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,170,170 for the year
- Operating expenses$531,354 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$144,678 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate956 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,668,260 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,033 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$267,068 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brooks Savage head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dwight Perry | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Kris Arkenberg | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Miles Lester | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Graham Sandefur | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →10,633undergraduates · 13,586 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 9,903 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate956
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,170,170 $144,678 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,668,260
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $267,068
Cost
Full picture →$16,033net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,706 in-state · $13,034 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.7violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research East Tennessee State 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 divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,033 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,633Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 25 | $483k | — | 54% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 24 | 26 | $567k | — | 60% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 29 | 38 | $738k | — | 81% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 34 | 19 | $480k | — | 78% | |
| Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 39 | 17 | $2.5M | 990 | 89% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 44 | 27 | $534k | — | 96% | |
| The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 47 | 19 | $417k | — | 94% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 48 | 16 | $71k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 49 | 16 | $1.5M | 956 | 94% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 64 | 14 | $751k | — | 68% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 70 | 19 | $767k | — | 81% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 74 | 14 | $1.1M | — | 59% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $270,198 | 1000 | vs | |
| Samford University 7 over cap | 22 | $3.5M | $160,581 | 964 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $165,341 | 982 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 2 | 13 | $2.4M | $187,865 | 970 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 1 | 14 | $2.3M | $167,591 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $135,010 | 938 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 3 over cap | 18 | $2.2M | $124,523 | 954 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $144,678 | 956 | vs | |
| The Citadel 6 over cap | 21 | $2M | $96,196 | 937 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.8M | $101,577 | 950 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $94,256 | 973 | vs |
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