Division I · Southern Conference
Mercer University Men's Basketball
Macon, GA · the Bears · Mercer University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2.3M
Team budget
30th percentile in Division I
$167,591
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
975
APR
96% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Mercer University fields a men's basketball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,346,280, below the median of $3M — $167,591 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,775,291 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $23,607 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#253Team budgetof 362 · Division I#221Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#113APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,346,280 for the year
- Operating expenses$365,103 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$167,591 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 959 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,775,291 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,607 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$434,303 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Ridder head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Woody Taylor | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tysor Anderson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Langston Hall | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nashad Mackey | Assistant Coach | 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 →4,807undergraduates · 9,124 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 11,058 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1350
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate975
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,346,280 $167,591 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,775,291
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $434,303
Cost
Full picture →$24,197net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,380
Campus safety
Full picture →2.03violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Mercer 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,197 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,807Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.03 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 25 | 16 | $394k | — | 63% | |
| Georgia College Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 30 | 17 | $459k | — | 88% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 63 | 19 | $433k | — | 77% | |
| Clayton State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 66 | 18 | $409k | — | 71% | |
| Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 77 | 17 | $2.9M | 946 | 62% | |
| Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association | 77 | 16 | $515k | — | 11% | |
| Morehouse College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 77 | — | — | — | 51% | |
| Clark Atlanta University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 77 | 16 | $817k | — | 65% | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 78 | 15 | $12M | 970 | 16% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 78 | 22 | $550k | — | 99% | |
| University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference | 79 | 15 | $10M | 975 | 37% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 23 | $129k | — | 63% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $270,198 | 1000 | vs | |
| Samford University 7 over cap | 22 | $3.5M | $160,581 | 964 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $165,341 | 982 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 2 | 13 | $2.4M | $187,865 | 970 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 1 | 14 | $2.3M | $167,591 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $135,010 | 938 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 3 over cap | 18 | $2.2M | $124,523 | 954 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $144,678 | 956 | vs | |
| The Citadel 6 over cap | 21 | $2M | $96,196 | 937 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.8M | $101,577 | 950 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $94,256 | 973 | vs |
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