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Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Johnson C. Smith University Men's Basketball

Charlotte, NC · the Golden Bulls · Johnson C. Smith University overview
14
Roster
2024–25 season
$537k
Team budget
27th percentile in Division II
$38,354
Per roster spot
median $37,568
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
43%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Johnson C. Smith University fields a men's basketball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $536,965, below the median of $642k — $38,354 per roster spot, upper half of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $1,428,061 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,516 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$537k
Spend per player$38,354
Roster size14
Coaching staff4

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

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$536,965 for the year
  • Operating expenses$70,659 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$38,354 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,428,061 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,516 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$66,759 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Antwain Banks 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.
1,058undergraduates · 1,102 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes
43%admitted · of 4,273 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
34%

Men's Basketball

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14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$536,965 $38,355 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,428,061
Recruiting spend, men's
$66,759
$19,326net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$35,944
Average net price$19,326
Net price by family income
$0–30k$19,693
$30–48k$29,425
$48–75k$17,959
$75–110k$19,673
$110k and up$21,063
Tuition & fees
$20,480

Campus safety

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2.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.30
Property2.82
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business46 · 22%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation26 · 13%
Liberal arts & general studies24 · 12%
Social sciences22 · 11%
Biological sciences17 · 8%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Johnson C. Smith UniversityQueens University of Charlotte · 4 miThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 8 miBelmont Abbey College · 10 miDavidson College · 18 miWinthrop University · 23 miWingate University · 29 miLivingstone College · 36 miPfeiffer University · 36 miCatawba College · 37 miLenoir-Rhyne University · 43 miGardner-Webb University · 46 miConverse University · 63 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference418$1.9M—68%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference815$3.8M94780%
Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas1059$544k—90%
Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference1817$4.6M99014%
Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference2316$1.9M97175%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference2926$607k—85%
Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association3623$576k—74%
Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference3682$249k—95%
Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference3733$779k—78%
Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference4319$767k—81%
Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference4632$1.5M99087%
Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas6319$512k—64%

Other men's basketball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Virginia State University20$948k$47,423—vs
Bowie State University16$690k$43,103—vs
Winston-Salem State University15$639k$42,623—vs
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)16$616k$38,519—vs
Virginia Union University28$614k$21,931—vs
Elizabeth City State University23$614k$26,697—vs
Livingstone College23$576k$25,046—vs
Claflin University16$571k$35,712—vs
Fayetteville State University13$549k$42,247—vs
Johnson C. Smith University14$537k$38,354—vs
Shaw University17$534k$31,406—vs
Bluefield State University20$432k$21,623—vs

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