Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Men's Basketball
Pine Bluff, AR · the Golden Lions · University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$732k
Team budget
1st percentile in Division I
$48,786
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
966
APR
97% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff fields a men's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (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 $731,790, well below the median of $3M — $48,786 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 966, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,736,146 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,891 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#357Team budgetof 362 · Division I#355Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#178APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$731,790 for the year
- Operating expenses$79,380 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$48,786 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate966 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,736,146 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,891 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,787 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Bozeman 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
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 →1,905undergraduates · 2,100 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 3,792 applicants
SAT middle 50%880 – 1048
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 40%
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 Rate966
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $731,790 $48,786 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,736,146
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,787
Cost
Full picture →$11,649net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,019 in-state · $17,029 out
Campus safety
Full picture →4.32violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
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 divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,649 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,905Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.32 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 Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 38 | 15 | $2.2M | 936 | 58% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 47 | 16 | $397k | — | — | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 15 | $615k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 17 | $491k | — | 82% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | 18 | $1.6M | 995 | 90% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 22 | $142k | — | 53% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 71 | 15 | $698k | — | 100% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 81 | 21 | $435k | — | 100% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 96 | 16 | $453k | — | 67% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 97 | 24 | $561k | — | 96% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 108 | 25 | $184k | — | 66% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | 18 | $717k | 933 | 51% |
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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