Division I · Big South Conference
Radford University Men's Basketball
Radford, VA · the Highlanders · Radford University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.2M
Team budget
26th percentile in Division I
$148,391
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Radford University fields a men's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,225,866, below the median of $3M — $148,391 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 967, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,183,233 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,860 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#270Team budgetof 362 · Division I#252Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#35APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,225,866 for the year
- Operating expenses$506,066 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$148,391 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,183,233 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,860 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$120,957 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Chu head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Marcus Jenkins | Associate Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Larry Mangino | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| AJ Hoynack | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brady Baker | Assistant Coach & Director of Scouting & Analytics | On file · sign in |
| AJ Caldwell | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach & General Manager | On file · sign in |
| Jack Feld | Men's Basketball Director of Operations | 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →5,704undergraduates · 7,531 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 11,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,225,866 $148,391 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,183,233
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $120,957
Cost
Full picture →$18,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,286 in-state · $25,185 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Radford 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,282 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 32%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 5,704Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 15 | $9.5M | 980 | 57% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 29 | 20 | $212k | — | 80% | |
| Concord University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 32 | 30 | $469k | — | 90% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 18 | $197k | — | 100% | |
| Bluefield State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 39 | 20 | $432k | — | 87% | |
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | 17 | $13M | 959 | 22% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 74 | 17 | $199k | — | 48% | |
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 75 | 15 | $639k | — | 69% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | 27 | $534k | — | 96% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 76 | 16 | $247k | — | 17% | |
| Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference | 76 | 18 | $2.2M | 954 | 82% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Conference USA | 77 | 15 | $5.6M | 970 | 99% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 5 over cap | 20 | $4.7M | $233,804 | 971 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.1M | $253,366 | 940 | vs | |
| Radford University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,391 | 990 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $121,500 | 971 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,587 | 972 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,749 | 950 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 17 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $46,749 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $92,050 | 956 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $94,635 | 974 | vs |
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