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Division I · Southeastern Conference

University of Alabama Men's Basketball

Tuscaloosa, AL · the Crimson Tide · University of Alabama overview
20
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 15
$15M
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division I
$761,501
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Alabama fields a men's basketball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $15,230,030, well above the median of $3M — $761,501 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 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 990, about the median of 967, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,257,661 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,915 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$15M
Spend per player$761,501
Roster size20
Coaching staff4
APR990

Team budgets across the division

$620k$32M
this programevery Division I men's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1232
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 5 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$15,230,030 for the year
  • Operating expenses$2,630,132 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$761,501 division median $196,319
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 980 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$9,257,661 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$22,915 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$5,296,404 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Nate Oats head coachHead Coachnot on file
Preston MurphyAssistant Coachnot on file
Brian AdamsAssistant Coachnot on file
Chris FlemingAssistant Coachnot on file
Erwin DudleySpecial Assistant to Head Basketball CoachOn 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.
33,435undergraduates · 39,622 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
76%admitted · of 58,418 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1400
ACT middle 50%24 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
74%

Men's Basketball

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20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1520
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$15,230,030 $761,502 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$9,257,661
Recruiting spend, men's
$5,296,404
$21,761net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$33,382
Sticker, out-of-state$54,682
Average net price$21,761
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,592
$30–48k$19,928
$48–75k$23,056
$75–110k$25,396
$110k and up$25,773
Tuition & fees
$11,900 in-state · $33,200 out

Campus safety

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1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.17
Property0.81
In residence halls
71 burglaries · 87 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
16 over 2022–2024
29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,924 · 29%
Engineering662 · 10%
Communication & journalism628 · 10%
Health professions & nursing608 · 9%
Social sciences595 · 9%

Research University of Alabama

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

University of AlabamaUniversity of Montevallo · 40 miMiles College · 41 miSamford University · 47 miUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · 48 miMississippi University for Women · 54 miUniversity of West Alabama · 57 miMississippi State University · 74 miAlabama State University · 93 miHuntingdon College · 94 miAuburn University at Montgomery · 99 miUniversity of North Alabama · 111 miJacksonville State University · 111 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Montevallo Division II · Gulf South Conference4018$503k—54%
Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf.4117$583k——
Samford University Division I · Southern Conference4722$3.5M96482%
University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference4816$5M99588%
Mississippi University for Women Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference5415$176k—100%
University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference5715$630k—87%
Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference7418$12M97576%
Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.9315$1.1M90996%
Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South9428$505k—71%
Auburn University at Montgomery Division II · Gulf South Conference9915$570k—93%
University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference11115$1.7M97996%
Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA11117$2.3M93976%

Other men's basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Texas at Austin 1 over cap16$22M$1,388,080968vs
University of Kentucky at cap15$21M$1,424,716994vs
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap15$21M$1,416,935958vs
Auburn University 3 over cap18$21M$1,140,838995vs
University of Tennessee, Knoxville at cap15$20M$1,349,461974vs
University of Mississippi 1 over cap16$18M$1,139,273979vs
University of Alabama 5 over cap20$15M$761,501990vs
University of Missouri, Columbia 3 over cap18$14M$797,444958vs
Texas A&M University, College Station 1 over cap16$14M$894,558953vs
University of Oklahoma 2 over cap17$14M$838,280954vs
University of Florida 3 over cap18$13M$745,984995vs
Vanderbilt University 3 over cap18$13M$740,128989vs
Mississippi State University 3 over cap18$12M$678,922975vs
Louisiana State University 1 over cap16$11M$694,025942vs
University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 114$11M$791,010966vs
University of Georgia at cap15$10M$693,335975vs

Every Southeastern Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked