Division I · United Athletic Conference
University of Central Arkansas Men's Basketball
Conway, AR · the Bears · University of Central Arkansas overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.6M
Team budget
12th percentile in Division I
$87,796
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Central Arkansas fields a men's basketball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,580,339, well below the median of $3M — $87,796 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 995, about the median of 967, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,609,451 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,825 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#319Team budgetof 362 · Division I#333Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#16APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,580,339 for the year
- Operating expenses$512,189 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$87,796 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,609,451 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,825 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$180,781 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Shulman 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 →7,884undergraduates · 9,790 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 6,589 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1120
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
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 Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,580,339 $87,797 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,609,451
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $180,781
Cost
Full picture →$16,362net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,118 in-state · $17,258 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Central Arkansas
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 divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,362 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,884Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 22 | $142k | — | 53% | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 25 | 15 | $2.2M | 936 | 58% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 41 | 24 | $561k | — | 96% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 43 | 15 | $698k | — | 100% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 63 | 15 | $732k | 966 | 58% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 22 | $156k | — | 58% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 25 | $184k | — | 66% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 74 | 15 | $615k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 74 | 17 | $491k | — | 82% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 109 | 16 | $397k | — | — | |
| University of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 110 | 18 | $629k | — | 81% | |
| Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 113 | 16 | $3M | 980 | 70% |
Other men's basketball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.6M | $145,209 | — | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $172,719 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington 3 over cap | 18 | $2.5M | $138,031 | 961 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $173,582 | 981 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,639 | 948 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,412 | 936 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $116,622 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 3 over cap | 18 | $1.6M | $87,796 | 995 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $79,904 | — | vs |
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