Lyon College Men's Basketball
Lyon College fields a men's basketball team in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $184,062, about the median of $198k — $7,362 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$184,062 for the year
- Operating expenses$65,114 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$7,362 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$98,715 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Orr head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division III; the men's basketball 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
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $184,062 $7,362 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $98,715
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $31,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Lyon College
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 37 | 15 | $698k | — | 100% | |
| Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 53 | 16 | $3M | 980 | 70% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 66 | 22 | $142k | — | 53% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 67 | 18 | $1.6M | 995 | 90% | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 83 | 15 | $2.2M | 936 | 58% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 91 | 24 | $561k | — | 96% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 100 | 16 | $420k | — | 97% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 102 | 18 | $379k | — | 50% | |
| Christian Brothers University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 103 | 20 | $661k | — | 88% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 105 | 16 | $9.3M | 968 | 93% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 106 | 22 | $156k | — | 58% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 108 | 15 | $732k | 966 | 58% |
Other men's basketball programs in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn College | 20 | $239k | $11,933 | — | vs | |
| Westminster College (Missouri) | 28 | $203k | $7,239 | — | vs | |
| Greenville University | 45 | $198k | $4,404 | — | vs | |
| Webster University | 25 | $191k | $7,630 | — | vs | |
| Lyon College | 25 | $184k | $7,362 | — | vs | |
| Mississippi University for Women | 15 | $176k | $11,759 | — | vs | |
| Spalding University | 23 | $153k | $6,656 | — | vs | |
| Eureka College | 27 | $135k | $4,998 | — | vs | |
| Principia College | 13 | $111k | $8,512 | — | vs |
Every St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked