Division I · Sun Belt Conference
Troy University Men's Basketball
Troy, AL · the Trojans · Troy University overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.4M
Team budget
32nd percentile in Division I
$133,640
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
960
APR
94% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Troy University fields a men's basketball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,405,521, below the median of $3M — $133,640 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 3 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 960, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,084,935 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,963 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#246Team budgetof 362 · Division I#277Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#214APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,405,521 for the year
- Operating expenses$356,320 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$133,640 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 865 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,084,935 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,963 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$371,608 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Howard head coach | 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 →10,468undergraduates · 13,923 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 7,947 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate960
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,405,521 $133,640 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,084,935
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $371,608
Cost
Full picture →$12,504net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,792 in-state · $19,584 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.22violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Troy 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 program18 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$12,504 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,468Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.22 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference | 41 | 15 | $570k | — | 93% | |
| Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 43 | 28 | $505k | — | 71% | |
| Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 44 | 15 | $1.1M | 909 | 96% | |
| Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 46 | 16 | $847k | — | 31% | |
| Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 62 | 18 | $21M | 995 | 50% | |
| Columbus State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 77 | 22 | $550k | — | 99% | |
| LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 101 | 23 | $129k | — | 63% | |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Division II · Peach Belt Conference | 104 | 19 | $433k | — | 77% | |
| University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference | 105 | 18 | $503k | — | 54% | |
| Albany State University (Georgia) Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 108 | 14 | $276k | — | — | |
| University of West Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 114 | 14 | $620k | — | 57% | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 125 | 22 | $3.5M | 964 | 82% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University 2 over cap | 17 | $4.4M | $259,341 | 967 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University 4 over cap | 19 | $4.2M | $222,005 | 985 | vs | |
| Marshall University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.6M | $224,623 | 956 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2 over cap | 17 | $3.3M | $196,641 | 948 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.2M | $203,066 | 974 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 1 over cap | 16 | $3M | $189,046 | 980 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.9M | $168,850 | 946 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University room for 2 | 13 | $2.6M | $197,872 | 967 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $159,822 | 981 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama room for 1 | 14 | $2.5M | $180,502 | 980 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.5M | $144,165 | 990 | vs | |
| Troy University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.4M | $133,640 | 960 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $149,584 | 936 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $130,688 | 1000 | vs |
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