Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
Texas Southern University Men's Basketball
Houston, TX · the Tigers · Texas Southern University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.6M
Team budget
14th percentile in Division I
$103,069
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
955
APR
95% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Texas Southern University 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 $1,649,116, well below the median of $3M — $103,069 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 955, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,220,304 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,605 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#312Team budgetof 362 · Division I#315Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#252APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,649,116 for the year
- Operating expenses$86,052 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$103,069 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 904 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,220,304 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,605 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$75,645 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Lowery head coach | Interim 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,619undergraduates · 8,469 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 7,867 applicants
SAT middle 50%800 – 1000
ACT middle 50%15 – 19
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 20%
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 Rate955
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,649,116 $103,070 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,220,304
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $75,645
Cost
Full picture →$15,021net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,637 in-state · $20,397 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas Southern 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 program16 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$15,021 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,619Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.38 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 1 | 14 | $15M | 970 | 70% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 24 | $207k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 2 | 16 | $5M | 959 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 9 | 15 | $1.5M | 960 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 18 | $1.2M | 923 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 15 | $2.1M | 980 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 80 | 14 | $1.9M | 947 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 16 | $14M | 953 | 63% | |
| McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference | 132 | 15 | $3.2M | 945 | 68% | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Division I · Southland Conference | 138 | 15 | $2.4M | 810 | 88% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 147 | 16 | $22M | 968 | 29% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 148 | 15 | $1.1M | — | 84% |
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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