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Division I · Big Sky Conference

Southern Utah University Men's Basketball

Cedar City, UT · the Thunderbirds · Southern Utah University overview
21
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$86,298
Per roster spot
median $196,319
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
962
APR
92% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Southern Utah University fields a men's basketball team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $1,812,262, well below the median of $3M — $86,298 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 6 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 962, about the median of 967, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,650,690 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,500 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.8M
Spend per player$86,298
Roster size21
Coaching staff7
APR962

Team budgets across the division

$620k$32M
this programevery Division I men's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1232
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 6 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,812,262 for the year
  • Operating expenses$630,198 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$86,298 division median $196,319
  • Academic Progress Rate962 multi-year; 960 latest
  • Players retained92% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,650,690 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,500 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$141,345 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rob Jeter head coachHead Coachnot on file
Will RyanAssistant Coachnot on file
Donald WilliamsAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Shaun GuttingAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Braden LamarAssistant CoachOn 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.
13,043undergraduates · 15,033 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
80%admitted · of 19,190 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
51%

Men's Basketball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1521
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate962
92% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,812,262 $86,298 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,650,690
Recruiting spend, men's
$141,345
$12,375net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$20,294
Sticker, out-of-state$34,110
Average net price$12,375
Net price by family income
$0–30k$7,156
$30–48k$8,339
$48–75k$11,243
$75–110k$14,197
$110k and up$15,580
Tuition & fees
$6,770 in-state · $20,586 out

Campus safety

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0.43violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.43
Property0.24
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
12 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business265 · 16%
Education176 · 11%
Liberal arts & general studies150 · 9%
Health professions & nursing115 · 7%
Psychology112 · 7%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Southern Utah UniversityUtah Tech University · 48 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Utah Tech University Division I · Big Sky Conference4814$1.9M——

Other men's basketball programs in the Big Sky Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Montana 1 over cap16$3.5M$218,655970vs
Montana State University-Bozeman 1 over cap16$2.8M$173,641942vs
Eastern Washington University 1 over cap16$2.2M$139,593980vs
Weber State University 1 over cap16$2.2M$138,983945vs
Portland State University room for 114$2.2M$155,193956vs
University of Northern Colorado 1 over cap16$2.1M$132,843954vs
Utah Tech University room for 114$1.9M$135,304—vs
Southern Utah University 6 over cap21$1.8M$86,298962vs
University of Idaho 1 over cap16$1.6M$101,714937vs
Northern Arizona University room for 114$1.6M$114,473934vs
Idaho State University 1 over cap16$1.4M$89,254955vs

Every Big Sky Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked