Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men's Basketball
Edwardsville, IL · the Cougars · Southern Illinois University Edwardsville overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.7M
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$113,203
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
955
APR
93% of players retained
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields a men's basketball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,698,059, well below the median of $3M — $113,203 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 955, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,540,382 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,955 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#310Team budgetof 362 · Division I#306Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#252APRof 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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,698,059 for the year
- Operating expenses$376,378 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$113,203 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 941 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,540,382 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,955 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$70,518 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Barone head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ryan Hellenthal | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Garret Covington | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jacob Whitehead | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Edwind McGhee | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Waldo | Special 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 →8,975undergraduates · 12,045 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1160
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
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 Rate955
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,698,059 $113,204 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,540,382
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $70,518
Cost
Full picture →$15,182net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,025
Campus safety
Full picture →0.34violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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 divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,182 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 8,975Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | 17 | $666k | — | 64% | |
| Saint Louis University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 16 | $7.2M | 938 | 81% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 18 | 13 | $607k | — | 57% | |
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 20 | 18 | $585k | — | 12% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 13 | $111k | — | 44% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | 25 | $191k | — | 58% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 27 | 16 | $1.2M | — | 66% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 29 | 14 | $692k | — | 94% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | 45 | $198k | — | 95% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 20 | $239k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 66 | 23 | $231k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 68 | 15 | $550k | — | 84% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Ohio Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $122,953 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $113,203 | 955 | vs | |
| Tennessee State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.6M | $125,635 | 955 | vs | |
| Southeast Missouri State University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $115,329 | 939 | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $99,448 | 955 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Martin at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $102,600 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 3 over cap | 18 | $1.4M | $78,916 | — | vs | |
| Western Illinois University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $98,267 | 995 | vs | |
| Lindenwood University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $77,623 | — | vs |
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