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Division II · South Atlantic Conference

Mars Hill University Men's Basketball

Mars Hill, NC · the Lions · Mars Hill University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$480k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division II
$25,251
Per roster spot
median $37,568
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
78%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Mars Hill University fields a men's basketball team in the South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $479,771, below the median of $642k — $25,251 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $3,171,547 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,805 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$480k
Spend per player$25,251
Roster size19
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$56k$2.2M
this programevery Division II men's basketball program

Roster sizes

1261
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$479,771 for the year
  • Operating expenses$60,849 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$25,251 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$3,171,547 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,805 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$43,234 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kenneth Carter head coachHead Coachnot on file
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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 II roster spots5,660 293 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 96 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,002undergraduates · 1,049 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
None
78%admitted · of 1,393 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
42%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$479,771 $25,251 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$3,171,547
Recruiting spend, men's
$43,234
$19,842net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$50,498
Average net price$19,842
Net price by family income
$0–30k$17,372
$30–48k$17,337
$48–75k$20,703
$75–110k$22,308
$110k and up$24,291
Tuition & fees
$37,270

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.20
Property2.70
In residence halls
7 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business46 · 22%
Health professions & nursing34 · 16%
Biological sciences23 · 11%
Psychology18 · 8%
Criminal justice & protective services18 · 8%

Research Mars Hill University

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Mars Hill UniversityUniversity of North Carolina Asheville · 15 miWarren Wilson College · 16 miTusculum University · 27 miEast Tennessee State University · 34 miBrevard College · 42 miLees-McRae College · 44 miWestern Carolina University · 51 miNorth Greenville University · 53 miAppalachian State University · 56 miCarson-Newman University · 56 miKing University · 57 miFurman University · 63 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference1516$1.5M95694%
Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference1616$71k—78%
Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference2726$567k—60%
East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference3415$2.2M95687%
Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference4216$170k—40%
Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas4438$738k—81%
Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference5116$1.5M97387%
North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas5320$494k—63%
Appalachian State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference5617$2.5M99089%
Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference5614$751k—68%
King University Division II · Conference Carolinas5725$483k—54%
Furman University Division I · Southern Conference6315$4.1M100053%

Other men's basketball programs in the South Atlantic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Lincoln Memorial University14$1.1M$81,842—vs
Catawba College33$779k$23,618—vs
Anderson University (South Carolina)16$769k$48,070—vs
Lenoir-Rhyne University19$767k$40,342—vs
Carson-Newman University14$751k$53,659—vs
Newberry College33$638k$19,345—vs
Wingate University26$607k$23,364—vs
Coker University22$604k$27,441—vs
Tusculum University26$567k$21,799—vs
Emory & Henry University27$534k$19,781—vs
Mars Hill University19$480k$25,251—vs
The University of Virginia's College at Wise19$417k$21,938—vs

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