Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Grambling State University Men's Basketball
Grambling, LA · the Tigers · Grambling State University overview
22
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$67,394
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
931
APR
93% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Grambling State University fields a men's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,482,689, well below the median of $3M — $67,394 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 7 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 931, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,385,514 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,580 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#327Team budgetof 362 · Division I#350Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#4Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#333APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,482,689 for the year
- Operating expenses$72,121 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$67,394 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate931 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,385,514 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,580 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$41,119 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Crarey 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 →4,279undergraduates · 5,114 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →24%admitted · of 24,521 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1150
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1522
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate931
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,482,689 $67,395 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,385,514
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $41,119
Cost
Full picture →$19,092net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,683 in-state · $16,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions24% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,092 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 4,279Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.91 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 4 | 13 | $2.6M | 967 | 73% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 37 | 12 | $1.6M | 1000 | 75% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 58 | 15 | $1.3M | 967 | 94% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 18 | $184k | — | 54% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 61 | 16 | $453k | — | 67% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 90 | 16 | $397k | — | — | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 97 | 34 | $302k | — | 60% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 102 | 13 | $1.4M | 962 | 25% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 112 | 15 | $615k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 113 | 17 | $491k | — | 82% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 117 | 19 | $261k | — | 41% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 125 | 15 | $732k | 966 | 58% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $123,174 | 969 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $103,069 | 955 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.5M | $67,394 | 931 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $106,671 | 962 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 12 over cap | 27 | $1.2M | $45,742 | 908 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $76,855 | 933 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $74,366 | 920 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.2M | $64,804 | 923 | vs | |
| Alabama State University at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $75,409 | 909 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $936k | $55,065 | 944 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff at cap | 15 | $732k | $48,786 | 966 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $717k | $39,851 | 933 | vs |
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