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Division II · Sunshine State Conference

University of Tampa Men's Basketball

Tampa, FL · the Spartans · University of Tampa overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.1M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division II
$55,708
Per roster spot
median $37,568
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
41%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

University of Tampa fields a men's basketball team in the Sunshine State Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,058,464, well above the median of $642k — $55,708 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $2,475,792 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,434 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$1.1M
Spend per player$55,708
Roster size19
Coaching staff5

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

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,058,464 for the year
  • Operating expenses$154,737 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$55,708 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,475,792 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,434 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$102,172 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Linc Darner 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.
10,111undergraduates · 11,054 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
41%admitted · of 35,353 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%

Men's Basketball

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19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,058,464 $55,709 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,475,792
Recruiting spend, men's
$102,172
$35,975net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$51,730
Average net price$35,975
Net price by family income
$0–30k$30,631
$30–48k$29,966
$48–75k$33,645
$75–110k$33,835
$110k and up$37,275
Tuition & fees
$33,424

Campus safety

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0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.82
Property0.35
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
35%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business768 · 35%
Health professions & nursing275 · 12%
Social sciences209 · 9%
Communication & journalism207 · 9%
Biological sciences185 · 8%

Research University of Tampa

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 programs within 150 miles

University of TampaUniversity of South Florida · 8 miEckerd College · 21 miSaint Leo University · 30 miFlorida Southern College · 32 miRollins College · 81 miUniversity of Central Florida · 89 miStetson University · 103 miFlorida Gulf Coast University · 111 miFlorida Institute of Technology · 113 miUniversity of Florida · 118 miEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) · 121 miBethune-Cookman University · 123 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of South Florida Division I · American Conference816$8.6M95941%
Eckerd College Division II · Sunshine State Conference2113$796k—79%
Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference3039$647k—72%
Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference3216$1.3M—59%
Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference8118$1.1M—41%
University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference8916$7.8M96540%
Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference10316$2.2M96286%
Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference11117$2.5M97577%
Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference11315$950k—63%
University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference11818$13M99524%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference12114$1.7M—66%
Bethune-Cookman University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.12316$2M969100%

Other men's basketball programs in the Sunshine State Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida)14$1.7M$122,014—vs
Florida Southern College16$1.3M$81,187—vs
Nova Southeastern University13$1.1M$85,626—vs
Rollins College18$1.1M$61,564—vs
University of Tampa19$1.1M$55,708—vs
Florida Institute of Technology15$950k$63,303—vs
Eckerd College13$796k$61,234—vs
Palm Beach Atlantic University18$672k$37,356—vs
Lynn University14$669k$47,771—vs
Barry University17$664k$39,048—vs
Saint Leo University39$647k$16,590—vs

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