Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Jackson State University Men's Basketball
Jackson, MS · the Tigers · Jackson State University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$936k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$55,065
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
944
APR
92% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Jackson State University fields a men's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $936,115, well below the median of $3M — $55,065 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 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 944, about the median of 967, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,055,122 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,210 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#354Team budgetof 362 · Division I#352Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#62Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#309APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$936,115 for the year
- Operating expenses$102,719 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$55,065 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate944 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,055,122 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,210 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$43,492 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Trey Johnson 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 →4,769undergraduates · 6,564 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 14,141 applicants
SAT middle 50%850 – 1080
ACT middle 50%15 – 20
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
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 Rate944
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $936,115 $55,066 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,055,122
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $43,492
Cost
Full picture →$19,892net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,795 in-state · $9,795 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in education · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Jackson State 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 divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,892 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,769Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 2 | 19 | $170k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 3 | 24 | $229k | — | 53% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 8 | 22 | $725k | — | 49% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 13 | $1.4M | 962 | 25% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 84 | 16 | $2.4M | 936 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 18 | $717k | 933 | 51% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 105 | 21 | $435k | — | 100% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 110 | 12 | $1.6M | 1000 | 75% | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 115 | 18 | $12M | 975 | 76% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 120 | 15 | $630k | — | 87% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 124 | 15 | $1.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 129 | 16 | $397k | — | — |
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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