Division I · Southland Conference
Lamar University · Athletics
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15
Programs on the site
of the sports Lamar sponsors
496
Roster spots
$17M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$6.7M
Athletic aid
$2.8M women's · $3.9M men's
$286k
Recruiting spend
$80k women's · $206k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southland Conference | 33 | 5 over | 4 | $1M | $31,495 | 994 | |
| Baseball | Southland Conference | 40 | 6 over | 5 | $1.6M | $40,497 | 952 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southland Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $1.9M | $135,494 | 947 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southland Conference | 12 | room 3 | 6 | $1.5M | $123,465 | 978 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 978 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 977 | |
| Football | Southland Conference | 119 | 14 over | 11 | $5.6M | $47,424 | 939 | |
| Men's Golf | Southland Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $461k | $57,579 | 986 | |
| Women's Golf | Southland Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $418k | $59,726 | 978 | |
| Softball | Southland Conference | 25 | at cap | 3 | $901k | $36,053 | 960 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southland Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $388k | $43,115 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southland Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $494k | $61,787 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 103 | 58 over | 4 | $831k | $8,069 | 971 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 102 | 57 over | 4 | $832k | $8,156 | 958 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southland Conference | 16 | room 2 | 3 | $757k | $47,324 | 984 |
The department
- Athletics directorJeff O'Malley
- Sports informationJames Dixon
- NicknameCardinals
- NCAA member since9/1/1957
- Primary conferenceSouthland Conference
- Athletics sitelamarcardinals.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$13,563 $2.8M across 203 spots
- Men's teams$13,440 $3.9M across 293 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
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