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Division II · Peach Belt Conference

Georgia Southwestern State University Men's Basketball

Americus, GA · the Hurricanes, Lady Hurricanes · Georgia Southwestern State University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$433k
Team budget
14th percentile in Division II
$22,813
Per roster spot
median $37,568
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
77%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Georgia Southwestern State University fields a men's basketball team in the Peach Belt Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $433,453, below the median of $642k — $22,813 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $405,616 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,016 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$433k
Spend per player$22,813
Roster size19
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$56k$2.2M
this programevery Division II men's basketball program

Roster sizes

1261
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$433,453 for the year
  • Operating expenses$106,679 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$22,813 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$405,616 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$4,016 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$4,115 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kevin O'Connor head coachHead Coachnot 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.
2,753undergraduates · 3,408 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
77%admitted · of 2,045 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1130
ACT middle 50%16 – 21
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
32%

Men's Basketball

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19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$433,453 $22,813 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$405,616
Recruiting spend, men's
$4,115
$11,779net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$21,074
Sticker, out-of-state$31,796
Average net price$11,779
Net price by family income
$0–30k$10,602
$30–48k$11,031
$48–75k$13,237
$75–110k$14,813
$110k and up$15,617
Tuition & fees
$4,980 in-state · $15,702 out

Campus safety

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0.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.09
Property0.09
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
34%of bachelor's degrees in business · 16 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business122 · 34%
Education65 · 18%
Health professions & nursing56 · 16%
Psychology35 · 10%
Criminal justice & protective services17 · 5%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAlbany State University (Georgia) · 34 miFort Valley State University · 38 miColumbus State University · 52 miMercer University · 63 miAuburn University · 83 miLaGrange College · 83 miTuskegee University · 91 miGeorgia College · 91 miValdosta State University · 100 miTroy University · 104 miClayton State University · 107 miFlorida State University · 111 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.3414$276k——
Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.3816$394k—63%
Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference5222$550k—99%
Mercer University Division I · Southern Conference6314$2.3M97566%
Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference8318$21M99550%
LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South8323$129k—63%
Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.9116$847k—31%
Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference9117$459k—88%
Valdosta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference10015$565k—83%
Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference10418$2.4M96093%
Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference10718$409k—71%
Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference11116$15M98525%

Other men's basketball programs in the Peach Belt Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Lander University17$800k$47,056—vs
University of North Georgia14$772k$55,177—vs
Flagler College14$756k$54,035—vs
University of South Carolina Aiken14$703k$50,186—vs
University of South Carolina Beaufort18$629k$34,937—vs
Augusta University14$606k$43,311—vs
Columbus State University22$550k$25,009—vs
Georgia College17$459k$27,002—vs
Georgia Southwestern State University19$433k$22,813—vs
Clayton State University18$409k$22,722—vs

Every Peach Belt Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked