Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University Men's Basketball
Birmingham, AL · the Bulldogs · Samford University overview
22
Roster
7 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.5M
Team budget
57th percentile in Division I
$160,581
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
964
APR
95% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Samford University fields a men's basketball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,532,803, above the median of $3M — $160,581 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 7 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 964, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,080,995 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,872 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#156Team budgetof 362 · Division I#229Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#4Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#194APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 7 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,532,803 for the year
- Operating expenses$568,838 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$160,581 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 936 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,080,995 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,872 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$184,498 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Lennie Acuff head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| William Small | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Kip Owens | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Will Acuff | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Peyton Mattingly | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Delaney | 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
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 →3,832undergraduates · 5,791 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,541 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1260
ACT middle 50%23 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1522
7 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate964
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,532,803 $160,582 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,080,995
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $184,498
Cost
Full picture →$32,176net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →0.33violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Samford 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 program22 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,176 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,832Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 3 | 16 | $5M | 995 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 7 | 17 | $583k | — | — | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 25 | 18 | $503k | — | 54% | |
| University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference | 47 | 20 | $15M | 990 | 76% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 17 | $2.3M | 939 | 76% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 81 | 15 | $1.1M | 909 | 96% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 82 | 28 | $505k | — | 71% | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 84 | 15 | $570k | — | 93% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 88 | 19 | $760k | — | 74% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 27 | $1.2M | 908 | 66% | |
| Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 94 | 15 | $176k | — | 100% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 95 | 16 | $847k | — | 31% |
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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