Division I · Southeastern Conference
Louisiana State University Men's Basketball
Baton Rouge, LA · the Tigers · Louisiana State University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$11M
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$694,025
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
942
APR
92% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Louisiana State University fields a men's basketball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $11,104,405, well above the median of $3M — $694,025 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 942, about the median of 967, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,677,501 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,265 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#66Team budgetof 362 · Division I#65Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#310APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$11,104,405 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,794,000 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$694,025 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate942 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,677,501 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,265 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,697,048 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Will Wade head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Rick Stansbury | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Johnny Jones | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Damon Stoudamire | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jay Smith | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Vernon Hamilton | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Flory | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Reed Vial | Executive Assistant to the Head Coach & Coordinator of External Relations | 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 →32,574undergraduates · 39,418 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →74%admitted · of 42,558 applicants
SAT middle 50%1150 – 1330
ACT middle 50%24 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate942
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $11,104,405 $694,025 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,677,501
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,697,048
Cost
Full picture →$21,808net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,954 in-state · $28,631 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.09violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 60 burglaries · 44 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 16 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Louisiana State 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions74% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,808 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 32,574Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.09 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 8 | 16 | $1.2M | 933 | 50% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 15 | $1.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 48 | 17 | $1.2M | 937 | 96% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 52 | 17 | $3.3M | 948 | 89% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 71 | 16 | $5.6M | 966 | 15% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 72 | 14 | $1.3M | 960 | 67% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 101 | 13 | $1.4M | 962 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 15 | $3.2M | 945 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 126 | 16 | $2.4M | 936 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 142 | 22 | $725k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 142 | 17 | $936k | 944 | 91% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 144 | 24 | $229k | — | 53% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin 1 over cap | 16 | $22M | $1,388,080 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky at cap | 15 | $21M | $1,424,716 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 15 | $21M | $1,416,935 | 958 | vs | |
| Auburn University 3 over cap | 18 | $21M | $1,140,838 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville at cap | 15 | $20M | $1,349,461 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 1 over cap | 16 | $18M | $1,139,273 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 5 over cap | 20 | $15M | $761,501 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 3 over cap | 18 | $14M | $797,444 | 958 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 1 over cap | 16 | $14M | $894,558 | 953 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 2 over cap | 17 | $14M | $838,280 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Florida 3 over cap | 18 | $13M | $745,984 | 995 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 3 over cap | 18 | $13M | $740,128 | 989 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 3 over cap | 18 | $12M | $678,922 | 975 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $694,025 | 942 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 1 | 14 | $11M | $791,010 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 15 | $10M | $693,335 | 975 | vs |
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