Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Men's Basketball
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
32
Roster
17 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$46,749
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a men's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, well above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,495,968, well below the median of $3M — $46,749 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 17 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 990, about the median of 967, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,865,091 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,434 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#326Team budgetof 362 · Division I#356Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#1Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#35APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 17 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,495,968 for the year
- Operating expenses$312,506 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,749 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,865,091 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,434 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$132,549 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Luther head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brett Carey | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Christian Turner | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mitch Hollis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Camerin Lyons | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1532
17 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,495,968 $46,749 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,865,091
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $132,549
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 program32 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$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 15 | $1.4M | 974 | 70% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 19 | $512k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 25 | 13 | $2.4M | 970 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 59 | $544k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 19 | $767k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 20 | $494k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 16 | $1.9M | 971 | 75% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 14 | $537k | — | 43% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 18 | $1.9M | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 15 | $4.1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 17 | $4.6M | 990 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 16 | $71k | — | 78% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 5 over cap | 20 | $4.7M | $233,804 | 971 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.1M | $253,366 | 940 | vs | |
| Radford University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,391 | 990 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $121,500 | 971 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,587 | 972 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,749 | 950 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 17 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $46,749 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $92,050 | 956 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $94,635 | 974 | vs |
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