Division I · United Athletic Conference
Eastern Kentucky University Men's Basketball
Richmond, KY · the Colonels · Eastern Kentucky University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.3M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$137,639
Per roster spot
median $196,319
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
948
APR
90% of players retained
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Eastern Kentucky University fields a men's basketball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $2,339,864, below the median of $3M — $137,639 per roster spot, lower half 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 948, about the median of 967, with 90% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,486,485 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,468 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#255Team budgetof 362 · Division I#269Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#62Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#287APRof 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, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$2,339,864 for the year
- Operating expenses$594,799 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$137,639 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate948 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained90% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,486,485 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,468 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$162,562 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| A.W. Hamilton 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 →12,726undergraduates · 15,008 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 17,082 applicants
SAT middle 50%930 – 1190
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
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 Rate948
90% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,339,864 $137,639 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,486,485
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $162,562
Cost
Full picture →$10,852net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,130 in-state · $20,820 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Eastern Kentucky 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 divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,852 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 12,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 19 | $145k | — | 33% | |
| Asbury University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 21 | 20 | $111k | — | 64% | |
| University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference | 23 | 15 | $21M | 994 | 92% | |
| Transylvania University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 16 | $266k | — | 85% | |
| Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 27 | 20 | $180k | — | 54% | |
| Kentucky State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 44 | 15 | $412k | — | 93% | |
| Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 56 | 16 | $2M | 974 | 82% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 83 | 16 | $2.5M | — | 94% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 86 | 17 | $15M | 994 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 23 | $153k | — | 99% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 88 | 14 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League | 89 | 16 | $2.9M | 964 | 96% |
Other men's basketball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.6M | $145,209 | — | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $172,719 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington 3 over cap | 18 | $2.5M | $138,031 | 961 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $173,582 | 981 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,639 | 948 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,412 | 936 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $116,622 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 3 over cap | 18 | $1.6M | $87,796 | 995 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $79,904 | — | vs |
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