Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee State University Men's Basketball
Nashville, TN · the Tigers · Tennessee State University overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$1.6M
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$125,635
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
955
APR
93% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Tennessee State University fields a men's basketball team in the Ohio Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,633,260, well below the median of $3M — $125,635 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under 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 $3,084,636 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,688 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#313Team budgetof 362 · Division I#287Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#346Roster 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
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,633,260 for the year
- Operating expenses$329,027 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$125,635 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,084,636 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,688 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$56,167 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| NOLAN SMITH head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dalonte Hill | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Vince Taylor | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| DerMarr Johnson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brandon Lockridge | Assistant 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 →6,765undergraduates · 8,198 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 12,890 applicants
SAT middle 50%856 – 1068
ACT middle 50%16 – 21
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate955
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,633,260 $125,635 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,084,636
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $56,167
Cost
Full picture →$9,231net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,568 in-state · $22,284 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Tennessee 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,231 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,765Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 2 | 18 | $13M | 989 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 3 | 16 | $4.3M | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | 15 | $2.8M | 986 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 32 | $735k | — | 70% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 34 | 15 | $3.3M | 957 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 39 | 15 | $2.6M | 946 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 60 | 18 | $3M | 948 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | 18 | $1.8M | 950 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 84 | 17 | $269k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 89 | 16 | $2.8M | 954 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 97 | 27 | $1.2M | 908 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 100 | 19 | $760k | — | 74% |
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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