Division I · Southland Conference
Stephen F. Austin State University Men's Basketball
Nacogdoches, TX · the Lumberjacks · Stephen F. Austin State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.4M
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$160,259
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
810
APR
87% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Stephen F. Austin State University fields a men's basketball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,403,896, below the median of $3M — $160,259 per roster spot, lower half 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 810, below the median of 967, with 87% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,643,959 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,178 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#247Team budgetof 362 · Division I#231Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#345APRof 362 · Division I
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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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,403,896 for the year
- Operating expenses$415,975 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$160,259 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate810 multi-year; 878 latest
- Players retained87% year to year
- Eligible74% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,643,959 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,178 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$289,929 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Braeuer | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jimmy Smith | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jovan Austin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Payne Andrus | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trajan Wesley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luke Stuart | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Braedyn Dawes | Graduate Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Ryan McLaurin | Graduate Assistant 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 →9,575undergraduates · 10,888 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 12,591 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
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 Rate810
87% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,403,896 $160,260 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,643,959
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $289,929
Cost
Full picture →$15,498net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,600 in-state · $20,680 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Stephen F. Austin State University
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 divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,498 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 9,575Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 19 | $261k | — | 41% | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Division II · Lone Star Conference | 60 | 22 | $932k | — | 92% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 67 | 34 | $302k | — | 60% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 80 | 18 | $184k | — | 54% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 82 | 15 | $2.1M | 980 | 85% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 92 | 15 | $1.3M | 967 | 94% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 114 | 14 | $1.9M | 947 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 121 | 16 | $14M | 953 | 63% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 129 | 22 | $1.5M | 931 | 24% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 131 | 15 | $3.2M | 945 | 68% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 132 | 18 | $1.2M | 923 | 75% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 133 | 13 | $2.6M | 967 | 73% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $211,284 | 945 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,259 | 810 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2 over cap | 17 | $2.2M | $129,128 | 947 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2 over cap | 17 | $2M | $116,600 | 970 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $135,494 | 947 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $109,807 | — | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 10 over cap | 25 | $1.7M | $68,886 | 941 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $97,595 | 960 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 1 | 14 | $1.3M | $93,631 | 960 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $85,718 | 967 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,812 | 937 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,753 | 980 | vs |
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