Division I · Southland Conference
Houston Christian University Men's Basketball
Houston, TX · the Huskies · Houston Christian University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
9th percentile in Division I
$97,595
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
960
APR
94% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Houston Christian University fields a men's basketball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,463,931, well below the median of $3M — $97,595 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 960, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,862,449 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $20,937 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#329Team budgetof 362 · Division I#321Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#214APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,463,931 for the year
- Operating expenses$287,456 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$97,595 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,862,449 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,937 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$131,413 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Doty head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Evan Lavery | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Terry Johnson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Noah Breitenstein | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Parker Whiteaker | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Tyler Henderson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Devin Wegner | Assistant to the Head Coach / Director of Basketball Operations | 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 →2,787undergraduates · 4,189 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 9,021 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1200
ACT middle 50%19 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate960
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,463,931 $97,595 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,862,449
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $131,413
Cost
Full picture →$20,530net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,100
Campus safety
Full picture →0.31violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Houston Christian 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,530 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,787Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 7 | 16 | $5M | 959 | 8% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 24 | $207k | — | 93% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 9 | 16 | $1.6M | 955 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 11 | 14 | $15M | 970 | 70% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 40 | 18 | $1.2M | 923 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 71 | 15 | $2.1M | 980 | 85% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 81 | 16 | $14M | 953 | 63% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 90 | 14 | $1.9M | 947 | 86% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 15 | $1.1M | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 139 | 16 | $22M | 968 | 29% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 142 | 15 | $3.2M | 945 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 143 | 15 | $2.4M | 810 | 88% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $211,284 | 945 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,259 | 810 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2 over cap | 17 | $2.2M | $129,128 | 947 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2 over cap | 17 | $2M | $116,600 | 970 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $135,494 | 947 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $109,807 | — | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 10 over cap | 25 | $1.7M | $68,886 | 941 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $97,595 | 960 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 1 | 14 | $1.3M | $93,631 | 960 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $85,718 | 967 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,812 | 937 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,753 | 980 | vs |
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