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Division II · Mountain East Conference

Shawnee State University Men's Basketball

Portsmouth, OH · the Bears · Shawnee State University overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$382k
Team budget
8th percentile in Division II
$25,451
Per roster spot
median $37,568
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant

Shawnee State University fields a men's basketball team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $381,777, well below the median of $642k — $25,451 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $621,500 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,062 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$382k
Spend per player$25,451
Roster size15
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

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$381,777 for the year
  • Operating expenses$66,001 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$25,451 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$621,500 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$4,062 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$0 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Fred Lymas 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.
2,982undergraduates · 3,206 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
47%

Men's Basketball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$381,777 $25,452 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$621,500
Recruiting spend, men's
$0
$14,815net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$26,372
Sticker, out-of-state$32,907
Average net price$14,815
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,734
$30–48k$13,488
$48–75k$15,623
$75–110k$18,557
$110k and up$19,014
Tuition & fees
$9,622 in-state · $16,157 out

Campus safety

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0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.83
Property0.31
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing67 · 18%
Business63 · 17%
Education45 · 12%
Computer & information sciences31 · 8%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation26 · 7%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Shawnee State UniversityMarshall University · 37 miMorehead State University · 45 miWilmington College (Ohio) · 66 miWest Virginia State University · 71 miUniversity of Charleston (West Virginia) · 79 miNorthern Kentucky University · 82 miCedarville University · 83 miCentral State University · 83 miCapital University · 85 miXavier University · 85 miUniversity of Cincinnati · 86 miThomas More University · 87 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Marshall University Division I · Sun Belt Conference3716$3.6M95696%
Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference4516$2M97482%
Wilmington College (Ohio) Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference6630$167k—85%
West Virginia State University Division II · Mountain East Conference7117$554k—96%
University of Charleston (West Virginia) Division II · Mountain East Conference7920$559k—65%
Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League8216$2.9M96496%
Cedarville University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference8314$785k—63%
Central State University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.8319$445k—46%
Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference8518$254k—73%
Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference8520$12M96788%
University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference8616$12M99588%
Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference8719$493k—97%

Other men's basketball programs in the Mountain East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fairmont State University20$841k$42,058—vs
Davis & Elkins College37$621k$16,789—vs
West Liberty University15$621k$41,401—vs
Point Park University43$611k$14,209—vs
Wheeling University21$593k$28,252—vs
University of Charleston (West Virginia)20$559k$27,966—vs
West Virginia State University17$554k$32,611—vs
Concord University30$469k$15,641—vs
Glenville State University25$437k$17,493—vs
Frostburg State University22$400k$18,160—vs
Shawnee State University15$382k$25,451—vs
West Virginia Wesleyan College24$309k$12,875—vs

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