Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Men's Basketball
Carbondale, IL · the Salukis · Southern Illinois University at Carbondale overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$3M
Team budget
50th percentile in Division I
$214,904
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
962
APR
97% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale fields a men's basketball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,008,666, about the median of $3M — $214,904 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 962, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,655,386 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $12,648 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#183Team budgetof 362 · Division I#160Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#204APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$3,008,666 for the year
- Operating expenses$843,904 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$214,904 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,655,386 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,648 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$315,254 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Nagy head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Steve Hawkins | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Will Veasley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Darreon Reddick | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Loudon Love | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adam Blaylock | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Justin Endsley | Deputy Assistant to the Head Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,195undergraduates · 11,359 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 10,401 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1140
ACT middle 50%20 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate962
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,008,666 $214,905 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,655,386
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $315,254
Cost
Full picture →$16,131net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,244
Campus safety
Full picture →0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →11%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 31 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,131 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 11%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 8,195Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 33 | 14 | $1.6M | 939 | 79% | |
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 70 | 17 | $666k | — | 64% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 45 | $198k | — | 95% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 84 | 16 | $7.2M | 938 | 81% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 86 | 18 | $1.4M | — | 95% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 86 | 15 | $1.7M | 955 | 97% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 86 | 25 | $191k | — | 58% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 88 | 18 | $585k | — | 12% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 16 | $2.8M | 954 | 86% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 91 | 13 | $607k | — | 57% | |
| University of Evansville Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 94 | 16 | $3.2M | 966 | 78% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 95 | 14 | $692k | — | 94% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.3M | $267,528 | 1000 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 3 | 12 | $4.3M | $356,265 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 15 | $4M | $267,363 | 954 | vs | |
| Bradley University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.9M | $241,882 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $209,683 | 980 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.3M | $196,340 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 1 over cap | 16 | $3.2M | $200,801 | 966 | vs | |
| Illinois State University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $211,144 | 961 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $214,904 | 962 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 1 over cap | 16 | $3M | $185,873 | 976 | vs | |
| Murray State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $174,097 | 954 | vs |
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