Division I · Conference USA
Sam Houston State University Men's Basketball
Huntsville, TX · the Bearkats · Sam Houston State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.1M
Team budget
22nd percentile in Division I
$141,827
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
980
APR
97% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Sam Houston State University fields a men's basketball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,127,419, below the median of $3M — $141,827 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 980, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,830,678 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,118 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#281Team budgetof 362 · Division I#262Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#86APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,127,419 for the year
- Operating expenses$573,170 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$141,827 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,830,678 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,118 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$146,374 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Mudge | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Angres Thorpe | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake White | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joe Kuligoski | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luke Pluymen | Assistant 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 →18,179undergraduates · 21,403 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 17,582 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1140
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
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 Rate980
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,127,419 $141,828 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,830,678
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $146,374
Cost
Full picture →$14,556net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,228 in-state · $19,020 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 19 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Sam Houston State 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 divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,556 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCriminal justice & protective services · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 18,179Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 16 | $14M | 953 | 63% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 50 | 18 | $1.2M | 923 | 75% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 68 | 24 | $207k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 69 | 16 | $5M | 959 | 8% | |
| Texas Southern University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 70 | 16 | $1.6M | 955 | 93% | |
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 70 | 14 | $15M | 970 | 70% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 71 | 15 | $1.5M | 960 | 85% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 82 | 15 | $2.4M | 810 | 88% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 99 | 14 | $1.9M | 947 | 86% | |
| Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 109 | 14 | $18M | 972 | 51% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 112 | 22 | $932k | — | 92% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 116 | 18 | $327k | — | 95% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University at cap | 15 | $5.6M | $371,117 | 970 | vs | |
| Missouri State University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.8M | $220,704 | 938 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $210,572 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Delaware at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $223,251 | 970 | vs | |
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $218,898 | 957 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 2 | 13 | $3M | $233,844 | 948 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University 3 over cap | 18 | $3M | $165,373 | 948 | vs | |
| Florida International University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $177,914 | 976 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,575 | 939 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $141,827 | 980 | vs |
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