Division I · Big South Conference
University of North Carolina Asheville Men's Basketball
Asheville, NC · the Bulldogs · University of North Carolina Asheville overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.5M
Team budget
9th percentile in Division I
$92,050
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
956
APR
93% of players retained
94%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of North Carolina Asheville fields a men's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,472,812, well below the median of $3M — $92,050 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 1 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 956, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $979,771 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,024 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#328Team budgetof 362 · Division I#327Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#246APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,472,812 for the year
- Operating expenses$420,390 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$92,050 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate956 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$979,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,024 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$61,089 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Morrell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Tyler Guidry | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Garcia | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jamison McIver | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jonathan Steelman | General Manager / Assistant Coach | On 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.Campus
Full picture →2,907undergraduates · 2,925 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 5,465 applicants
SAT middle 50%1170 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate956
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,472,812 $92,051 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $979,771
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $61,089
Cost
Full picture →$14,175net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,461 in-state · $24,809 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of North Carolina Asheville
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,175 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,907Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 16 | $71k | — | 78% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 15 | 19 | $480k | — | 78% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 16 | $170k | — | 40% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 39 | 20 | $494k | — | 63% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 40 | 26 | $567k | — | 60% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 41 | 16 | $1.5M | 973 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 48 | 15 | $4.1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 49 | 15 | $2.2M | 956 | 87% | |
| Lees-McRae College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 54 | 38 | $738k | — | 81% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 54 | 15 | $1.4M | 974 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 57 | 32 | $1.5M | 990 | 87% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 58 | 13 | $2.4M | 970 | 59% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 5 over cap | 20 | $4.7M | $233,804 | 971 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.1M | $253,366 | 940 | vs | |
| Radford University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,391 | 990 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $121,500 | 971 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,587 | 972 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,749 | 950 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 17 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $46,749 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $92,050 | 956 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $94,635 | 974 | vs |
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