Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb University Men's Basketball
Nashville, TN · the Bisons · Lipscomb University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.8M
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$184,719
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
986
APR
98% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lipscomb University fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,770,794, about the median of $3M — $184,719 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 967, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,000,127 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,634 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#206Team budgetof 362 · Division I#192Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#57APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,770,794 for the year
- Operating expenses$660,212 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$184,719 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,000,127 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,634 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$120,857 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Carroll head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Scott Cherry | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jack McMahon | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trey Johnson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sagar Kapoor | Assistant Coach / General Manager | 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 →3,270undergraduates · 5,047 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 4,244 applicants
SAT middle 50%1145 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate986
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,770,794 $184,720 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,000,127
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $120,857
Cost
Full picture →$27,386net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,824
Campus safety
Full picture →0.53violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lipscomb 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 program15 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$27,386 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,270Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.53 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 16 | $4.3M | 1000 | 96% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 3 | 18 | $13M | 989 | 6% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 32 | $735k | — | 70% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 4 | 13 | $1.6M | 955 | 93% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 30 | 15 | $3.3M | 957 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | 15 | $2.6M | 946 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 18 | $3M | 948 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 72 | 18 | $1.8M | 950 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 79 | 17 | $269k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 92 | 16 | $2.8M | 954 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 27 | $1.2M | 908 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 96 | 19 | $760k | — | 74% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University at cap | 15 | $2.8M | $184,719 | 986 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.7M | $149,593 | 985 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.5M | $157,715 | — | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.5M | $148,180 | 975 | vs | |
| Stetson University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.2M | $139,068 | 962 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte 3 over cap | 18 | $1.9M | $103,459 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $110,795 | 985 | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 1 | 14 | $620k | $44,283 | — | vs |
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