Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Illinois University Men's Basketball
Charleston, IL · the Panthers · Eastern Illinois University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.6M
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$99,448
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
955
APR
93% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Eastern Illinois University fields a men's basketball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,591,175, well below the median of $3M — $99,448 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 955, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,075,414 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,008 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#318Team budgetof 362 · Division I#319Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#252APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,591,175 for the year
- Operating expenses$328,981 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$99,448 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,075,414 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,008 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$123,243 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marty Simmons head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rich McBride | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nate Michael | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Desmond Balentine | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bob Lockart | Assistant Coach | 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 →6,849undergraduates · 8,804 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 11,648 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1110
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate955
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,591,175 $99,448 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,075,414
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $123,243
Cost
Full picture →$14,621net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,124 in-state · $15,566 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.45violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 34 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Eastern Illinois 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,621 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 6,849Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.45 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 41 | 16 | $3M | 976 | 92% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 43 | 14 | $21M | 948 | 44% | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | 17 | $255k | — | 73% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 22 | $243k | — | 54% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 71 | 17 | $262k | — | 54% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 77 | 45 | $198k | — | 95% | |
| Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 78 | — | — | — | 63% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 79 | 15 | $550k | — | 84% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 82 | 21 | $332k | — | 45% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 83 | 15 | $3.2M | 961 | 89% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 91 | 19 | $32M | 959 | 80% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 91 | 20 | $239k | — | 80% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $122,953 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $113,203 | 955 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.6M | $125,635 | 955 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $115,329 | 939 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $99,448 | 955 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $102,600 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 3 over cap | 18 | $1.4M | $78,916 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $98,267 | 995 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $77,623 | — | vs |
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