Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference
Kentucky Wesleyan College Men's Basketball
Owensboro, KY · the Panthers · Kentucky Wesleyan College overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$855k
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division II
$53,417
Per roster spot
median $37,568
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
67%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Kentucky Wesleyan College fields a men's basketball team in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $854,677, above the median of $642k — $53,417 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $2,225,259 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,334 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#51Team budgetof 293 · Division II#50Spend per playerof 293 · Division II#151Roster sizeof 293 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$854,677 for the year
- Operating expenses$110,251 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$53,417 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,225,259 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,334 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$31,376 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Cooper 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 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.Campus
Full picture →834undergraduates · 834 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 2,009 applicants
SAT middle 50%750 – 1130
ACT middle 50%12 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $854,677 $53,417 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,225,259
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $31,376
Cost
Full picture →$20,867net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,393
Campus safety
Full picture →0.75violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 17 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's
Research Kentucky Wesleyan College
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,867 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 834Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.75 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 Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 27 | 16 | $3.2M | 966 | 78% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 34 | 18 | $1.4M | — | 95% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 18 | $3M | 948 | 97% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 81 | 17 | $15M | 994 | 81% | |
| Spalding University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 23 | $153k | — | 99% | |
| Bellarmine University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 84 | 16 | $2.5M | — | 94% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 85 | 15 | $2.6M | 946 | 96% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 103 | 16 | $2.8M | 954 | 86% | |
| Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 19 | $32M | 959 | 80% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 110 | 13 | $1.6M | 955 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 112 | 18 | $13M | 989 | 6% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 112 | 18 | $282k | — | 84% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | 16 | $855k | $53,417 | — | vs | |
| Cedarville University | 14 | $785k | $56,050 | — | vs | |
| University of Findlay | 24 | $752k | $31,328 | — | vs | |
| Ashland University | 20 | $734k | $36,675 | — | vs | |
| Tiffin University | 58 | $668k | $11,521 | — | vs | |
| Northwood University | 18 | $668k | $37,116 | — | vs | |
| Walsh University | 26 | $639k | $24,576 | — | vs | |
| Ohio Dominican University | 24 | $558k | $23,269 | — | vs | |
| Malone University | 21 | $558k | $26,570 | — | vs | |
| Lake Erie College | 26 | $523k | $20,101 | — | vs | |
| Thomas More University | 19 | $493k | $25,937 | — | vs | |
| Hillsdale College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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