Division I · Pac-12 Conference
Texas State University Men's Basketball
San Marcos, TX · the Bobcats · Texas State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$3.4M
Team budget
56th percentile in Division I
$227,727
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
976
APR
95% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Texas State University fields a men's basketball team in the Pac-12 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 $3,415,913, above the median of $3M — $227,727 per roster spot, upper 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 976, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,737,885 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,860 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#160Team budgetof 362 · Division I#148Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#108APRof 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,415,913 for the year
- Operating expenses$604,306 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$227,727 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate976 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,737,885 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,860 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$854,093 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Terrence Johnson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bennie Seltzer | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Donte Mathis | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jay Smith | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Vince Walden | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Tracy Shoemake | Chief of Staff / Special Assistant to the Head Coach | not on file |
| Tanner Patterson | Director of Operations | 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
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 →34,547undergraduates · 38,722 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 37,183 applicants
SAT middle 50%980 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
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 Rate976
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,415,913 $227,728 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,737,885
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $854,093
Cost
Full picture →$15,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,450 in-state · $23,210 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 70 burglaries · 127 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Texas 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 divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,547Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 20 | $159k | — | 95% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 26 | 15 | $1.1M | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 30 | 16 | $22M | 968 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 43 | $252k | — | 91% | |
| University of the Incarnate Word Division I · Southland Conference | 43 | 25 | $1.7M | 941 | 93% | |
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 44 | 22 | $510k | — | 28% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 46 | 16 | $2.9M | 958 | 88% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 48 | 16 | $897k | — | 89% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 54 | 20 | $266k | — | 39% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 72 | 28 | $245k | — | 88% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 86 | 18 | $327k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference | 108 | 16 | $14M | 953 | 63% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga University 4 over cap | 19 | $14M | $715,192 | 990 | vs | |
| San Diego State University 2 over cap | 17 | $9.1M | $535,922 | 975 | vs | |
| Colorado State University at cap | 15 | $7M | $464,403 | 951 | vs | |
| Oregon State University 1 over cap | 16 | $6.9M | $431,201 | 981 | vs | |
| Utah State University at cap | 15 | $5.7M | $381,199 | 940 | vs | |
| Boise State University room for 1 | 14 | $5.3M | $378,280 | 985 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 3 over cap | 18 | $4.5M | $248,790 | 930 | vs | |
| Washington State University room for 1 | 14 | $4.3M | $309,716 | 959 | vs | |
| Texas State University at cap | 15 | $3.4M | $227,727 | 976 | vs |
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