Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Southern University, Baton Rouge Men's Basketball
Baton Rouge, LA · the Jaguars · Southern University, Baton Rouge overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
4th percentile in Division I
$76,855
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
933
APR
91% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Southern University, Baton Rouge fields a men's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,229,692, well below the median of $3M — $76,855 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 933, about the median of 967, with 91% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,159,496 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,179 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#347Team budgetof 362 · Division I#342Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#331APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,229,692 for the year
- Operating expenses$374,742 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$76,855 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate933 multi-year; 875 latest
- Players retained91% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,159,496 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,179 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$14,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson head coach | Head 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 →5,848undergraduates · 7,341 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 12,221 applicants
SAT middle 50%798 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate933
91% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,229,692 $76,856 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,159,496
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $14,794
Cost
Full picture →$18,937net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,842 in-state · $17,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern University, Baton Rouge
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$18,937 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,848Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.89 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 8 | 16 | $11M | 942 | 74% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 15 | $1.2M | 980 | 94% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 54 | 17 | $3.3M | 948 | 89% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 56 | 17 | $1.2M | 937 | 96% | |
| LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference | 75 | 14 | $1.3M | 960 | 67% | |
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 75 | 16 | $5.6M | 966 | 15% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 94 | 13 | $1.4M | 962 | 25% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 123 | 15 | $3.2M | 945 | 68% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 16 | $2.4M | 936 | 99% | |
| Mississippi Christian University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 135 | 22 | $725k | — | 49% | |
| Jackson State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 135 | 17 | $936k | 944 | 91% | |
| Millsaps College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 138 | 19 | $170k | — | 49% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $123,174 | 969 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $103,069 | 955 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 7 over cap | 22 | $1.5M | $67,394 | 931 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.4M | $106,671 | 962 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 12 over cap | 27 | $1.2M | $45,742 | 908 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $76,855 | 933 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $74,366 | 920 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.2M | $64,804 | 923 | vs | |
| Alabama State University at cap | 15 | $1.1M | $75,409 | 909 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $936k | $55,065 | 944 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff at cap | 15 | $732k | $48,786 | 966 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $717k | $39,851 | 933 | vs |
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