Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Mississippi Valley State University Men's Basketball
Itta Bena, MS · the Delta Devils · Mississippi Valley State University overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$717k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division I
$39,851
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
933
APR
89% of players retained
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Mississippi Valley State University fields a men's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $717,325, well below the median of $3M — $39,851 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 933, about the median of 967, with 89% of players retained year to year. The school gave $898,694 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,259 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$717,325 for the year
- Operating expenses$227,978 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,851 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate933 multi-year; 940 latest
- Players retained89% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$898,694 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,259 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,222 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Davis, Sr head coach | Head Coach | not 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 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 →2,005undergraduates · 2,196 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 3,411 applicants
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 22%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate933
89% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $717,325 $39,851 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $898,694
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,222
Cost
Full picture →$12,304net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,912
Campus safety
Full picture →0.3violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
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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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,304 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 2,005Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 28 | 21 | $435k | — | 100% | |
| University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference | 75 | 16 | $18M | 979 | 98% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 81 | 22 | $725k | — | 49% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 83 | 19 | $170k | — | 49% | |
| Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 83 | 24 | $229k | — | 53% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 85 | 17 | $936k | 944 | 91% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 85 | 16 | $397k | — | — | |
| Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 89 | 18 | $12M | 975 | 76% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | 15 | $732k | 966 | 58% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 111 | 15 | $176k | — | 100% | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 112 | 16 | $420k | — | 97% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 113 | 16 | $9.3M | 968 | 93% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $123,174 | 969 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $103,069 | 955 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.5M | $67,394 | 931 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $106,671 | 962 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 12 over cap | 27 | $1.2M | $45,742 | 908 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $76,855 | 933 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $74,366 | 920 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.2M | $64,804 | 923 | vs | |
| Alabama State University at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $75,409 | 909 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $936k | $55,065 | 944 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff at cap | 15 | $732k | $48,786 | 966 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $717k | $39,851 | 933 | vs |
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