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Division II · Independent

Salem University (West Virginia) Men's Basketball

20
Roster
2024–25 season
$407k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division II
$20,342
Per roster spot
median $37,568
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant

Salem University (West Virginia) fields a men's basketball team in the Independent (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $406,851, below the median of $642k — $20,342 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $1,175,378 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,458 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$407k
Spend per player$20,342
Roster size20
Coaching staff3

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

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$406,851 for the year
  • Operating expenses$48,981 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$20,342 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,175,378 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,458 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$16,755 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Vincent Thibodeau 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.
695undergraduates · 894 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
22%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$406,851 $20,343 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,175,378
Recruiting spend, men's
$16,755
$11,626net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$21,950
Sticker, out-of-state$24,950
Average net price$11,626
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,462
$30–48k$14,635
$48–75k$15,427
$75–110k$15,442
$110k and up$16,258
Tuition & fees
$10,750 in-state · $13,750 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.92
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
58%of bachelor's degrees in business · 7 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business56 · 58%
Criminal justice & protective services15 · 16%
Computer & information sciences13 · 14%
Biological sciences9 · 9%
Health professions & nursing3 · 3%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Salem University (West Virginia)Fairmont State University · 26 miWest Virginia Wesleyan College · 28 miGlenville State University · 28 miWest Virginia University · 41 miDavis & Elkins College · 46 miWaynesburg University · 47 miMarietta College · 48 miWheeling University · 54 miOhio University · 58 miWest Liberty University · 61 miBethany College (West Virginia) · 63 miWashington and Jefferson College · 63 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Fairmont State University Division II · Mountain East Conference2620$841k—99%
West Virginia Wesleyan College Division II · Mountain East Conference2824$309k—95%
Glenville State University Division II · Mountain East Conference2825$437k——
West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference4116$10M99586%
Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference4637$621k—58%
Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference4755$167k—92%
Marietta College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference4821$247k—79%
Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference5421$593k—75%
Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference58————
West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference6115$621k—72%
Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference6338$144k—60%
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference6319$144k—82%

Other men's basketball programs in the Independent

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Salem University (West Virginia)20$407k$20,342—vs
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez15$103k$6,890—vs
University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon15$103k$6,863—vs
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras16$56k$3,528—vs
Maranatha Baptist University18$48k$2,691—vs

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