Texas Southern University Men's Golf
Texas Southern University fields a men's golf team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, well below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $112,602, well below the median of $508k — $18,767 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's golf programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 9 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 969, about the median of 993, with 96% 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 golf programs
Where this program sits against its 303 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 9)
The program
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap9 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$112,602 for the year
- Operating expenses$20,093 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,767 division median $51,149
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 850 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible91% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Shankle, PGA | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sylvia Masango | Assistant Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school golf players162,357 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,923 303 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 56 1.8% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's golf 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 20%
Men's Golf
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $112,602 $18,767 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,220,304
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $75,645
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,637 in-state · $20,397 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →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 Golf programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference | 1 | 12 | $866k | 968 | 70% | |
| University of St. Thomas (Texas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 11 | $83k | — | 93% | |
| Rice University Division I · American Conference | 2 | 10 | $982k | 984 | 8% | |
| Houston Christian University Division I · Southland Conference | 9 | 9 | $417k | 1000 | 85% | |
| Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 46 | 11 | $193k | 928 | 75% | |
| Sam Houston State University Division I · Conference USA | 70 | 9 | $543k | 988 | 85% | |
| Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference | 80 | 8 | $461k | 986 | 86% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 85 | 12 | $1.9M | 995 | 63% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 147 | 9 | $2M | 981 | 29% |
Other men's golf programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State University at cap | 9 | $261k | $29,028 | 977 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 2 over cap | 11 | $211k | $19,178 | 990 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 2 over cap | 11 | $193k | $17,586 | 928 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge room for 3 | 6 | $173k | $28,793 | — | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff at cap | 9 | $131k | $14,598 | 926 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 3 | 6 | $113k | $18,767 | 969 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University room for 1 | 8 | $77k | $9,670 | 946 | vs | |
| Jackson State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Southwestern Athletic Conf. men's golf program · Men's Golf budgets ranked