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Division II · Conference Carolinas

University of Mount Olive Men's Basketball

Mount Olive, NC · the Trojans · University of Mount Olive overview
41
Roster
2024–25 season
$528k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division II
$12,871
Per roster spot
median $37,568
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
78%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of Mount Olive fields a men's basketball team in the Conference Carolinas (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 41 players, well above the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $527,722, below the median of $642k — $12,871 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $2,415,035 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,783 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$528k
Spend per player$12,871
Roster size41
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$56k$2.2M
this programevery Division II men's basketball program

Roster sizes

1261
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster41 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$527,722 for the year
  • Operating expenses$63,405 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$12,871 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,415,035 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$6,783 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$13,336 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Zach Grant head coachHead Coachnot 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 II roster spots5,660 293 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 96 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,937undergraduates · 2,128 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
Setting
Rural
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Original Free Will Baptist
78%admitted · of 1,748 applicants
ACT middle 50%17 – 22
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
46%

Men's Basketball

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41on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$527,722 $12,871 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,415,035
Recruiting spend, men's
$13,336
$17,893net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$40,512
Average net price$17,893
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,775
$30–48k$12,115
$48–75k$18,062
$75–110k$15,969
$110k and up$21,442
Tuition & fees
$25,950

Campus safety

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0violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.00
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
25%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Business103 · 25%
Education57 · 14%
Agriculture48 · 12%
Health professions & nursing41 · 10%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation38 · 9%

Research University of Mount Olive

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

University of Mount OliveBarton College · 37 miCampbell University · 40 miMethodist University · 46 miFayetteville State University · 47 miEast Carolina University · 48 miShaw University · 50 miWilliam Peace University · 51 miNorth Carolina State University · 52 miNorth Carolina Wesleyan University · 58 miUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington · 69 miNorth Carolina Central University · 71 miDuke University · 73 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas3745$685k—96%
Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association4016$2.1M98094%
Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference4632$163k—75%
Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association4713$549k—80%
East Carolina University Division I · American Conference4816$4.3M93590%
Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association5017$534k—30%
William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference5120$160k—97%
North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5215$12M95440%
North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference5818$198k—78%
University of North Carolina Wilmington Division I · Coastal Athletic Association6917$3.1M95274%
North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.7117$1.5M95590%
Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference7315$32M9587%

Other men's basketball programs in the Conference Carolinas

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Lees-McRae College38$738k$19,432—vs
Barton College45$685k$15,219—vs
Emmanuel University (Georgia)46$595k$12,927—vs
Young Harris College19$545k$28,664—vs
Belmont Abbey College59$544k$9,226—vs
Francis Marion University34$539k$15,844—vs
University of Mount Olive41$528k$12,871—vs
Converse University19$512k$26,932—vs
North Greenville University20$494k$24,691—vs
King University25$483k$19,304—vs
Chowan University34$474k$13,933—vs
University of North Carolina at Pembroke17$390k$22,927—vs
Southern Wesleyan University28$381k$13,598—vs
Shorter University16$379k$23,714—vs
Erskine College61$281k$4,613—vs
Ferrum College18$197k$10,953—vs

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