Division I · Conference USA
Jacksonville State University Men's Basketball
Jacksonville, AL · the Gamecocks · Jacksonville State University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.3M
Team budget
29th percentile in Division I
$137,575
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
939
APR
90% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Jacksonville State University fields a men's basketball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,338,777, below the median of $3M — $137,575 per roster spot, lower half 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 939, about the median of 967, with 90% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,778,692 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,522 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#256Team budgetof 362 · Division I#270Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#62Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#319APRof 362 · Division I
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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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,338,777 for the year
- Operating expenses$336,155 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$137,575 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate939 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained90% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,778,692 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,522 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$498,790 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Harper head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rusty Elmore | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeremie Hart | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Jones | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patrick Moynihan | Assistant Men's Basketball 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 →8,378undergraduates · 9,672 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 12,008 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1260
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
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 Rate939
90% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,338,777 $137,575 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,778,692
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $498,790
Cost
Full picture →$14,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,426 in-state · $22,716 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Jacksonville 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 divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,378Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 West Georgia Division I · United Athletic Conference | 42 | 16 | $1.3M | — | 49% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 44 | 16 | $379k | — | 97% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 46 | 14 | $220k | — | 62% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 63 | 16 | $5M | 995 | 88% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 64 | 22 | $3.5M | 964 | 82% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 68 | 23 | $129k | — | 63% | |
| Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA | 69 | 13 | $3M | 948 | 69% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 70 | 17 | $583k | — | — | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 78 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 78 | 16 | $817k | — | 65% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 79 | 15 | $12M | 970 | 16% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 79 | 17 | $2.9M | 946 | 62% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University at cap | 15 | $5.6M | $371,117 | 970 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.8M | $220,704 | 938 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $210,572 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Delaware at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $223,251 | 970 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $218,898 | 957 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 2 | 13 | $3M | $233,844 | 948 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 3 over cap | 18 | $3M | $165,373 | 948 | vs | |
| Florida International University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $177,914 | 976 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,575 | 939 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,827 | 980 | vs |
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