Division I · Southland Conference
Lamar University Men's Basketball
Beaumont, TX · the Cardinals · Lamar University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$1.9M
Team budget
17th percentile in Division I
$135,494
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
947
APR
93% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Lamar University fields a men's basketball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,896,927, below the median of $3M — $135,494 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 947, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,938,186 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,440 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#300Team budgetof 362 · Division I#274Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#294APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,896,927 for the year
- Operating expenses$350,048 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$135,494 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate947 multi-year; 902 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,938,186 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,440 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$205,707 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Fee head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Aaron Smith | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Tyler Kelly | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Myo Baxter-Bell | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tyler Slick | Assistant 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 →7,998undergraduates · 17,473 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 7,246 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1130
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate947
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,896,927 $135,495 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,938,186
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $205,707
Cost
Full picture →$10,999net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,904 in-state · $18,696 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.94violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lamar 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,999 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,998Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.94 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 52 | 15 | $3.2M | 945 | 68% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 79 | 14 | $15M | 970 | 70% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 80 | 16 | $1.6M | 955 | 93% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 24 | $207k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 83 | 16 | $5M | 959 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 90 | 15 | $1.5M | 960 | 85% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 99 | 15 | $2.1M | 980 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 114 | 15 | $2.4M | 810 | 88% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 115 | 18 | $1.2M | 923 | 75% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 17 | $3.3M | 948 | 89% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 15 | $1.3M | 967 | 94% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 141 | 16 | $14M | 953 | 63% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $211,284 | 945 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,259 | 810 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2 over cap | 17 | $2.2M | $129,128 | 947 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2 over cap | 17 | $2M | $116,600 | 970 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $135,494 | 947 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $109,807 | — | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 10 over cap | 25 | $1.7M | $68,886 | 941 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $97,595 | 960 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 1 | 14 | $1.3M | $93,631 | 960 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $85,718 | 967 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,812 | 937 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,753 | 980 | vs |
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