Lamar University Men's Tennis
Lamar University fields a men's tennis team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $388,042, below the median of $452k — $43,115 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's tennis programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 991, with 100% 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 tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 10)
The program
- Roster9 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$388,042 for the year
- Operating expenses$89,758 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,115 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Shankles head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school tennis players158,667 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,279 232 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 70 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's tennis recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $388,042 $43,116 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,938,186
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $205,707
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,904 in-state · $18,696 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →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 Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 13 | $79k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 83 | 11 | $1M | 992 | 8% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 9 | $561k | 955 | 89% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 141 | 17 | $4.9M | 966 | 63% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi at cap | 10 | $632k | $63,214 | 994 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 2 over cap | 12 | $409k | $34,103 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 1 | 9 | $388k | $43,115 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2 over cap | 12 | $327k | $27,288 | 989 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 1 | 9 | $216k | $24,008 | 979 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University room for 2 | 8 | $152k | $18,986 | 994 | vs |
Every Southland Conference men's tennis program · Men's Tennis budgets ranked