Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Men's Basketball
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$20M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$1,349,461
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
974
APR
94% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a men's basketball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $20,241,922, well above the median of $3M — $1,349,461 per roster spot, top 10% 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 974, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,260,488 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $31,928 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#11Team budgetof 362 · Division I#9Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#131APRof 362 · Division I
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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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$20,241,922 for the year
- Operating expenses$5,155,350 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,349,461 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$12,260,488 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$31,928 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,734,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Barnes head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Earl Grant | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Bryan Lentz | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Steve McClain | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Amorrow Morgan | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Gregg Polinsky | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Mary-Carter Eggert | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Lucas Campbell | Director of Player Personnel / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Chris Parker | Assistant Director of Player Development | 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 →28,883undergraduates · 36,304 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 50,488 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
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 Rate974
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $20,241,922 $1,349,461 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,260,488
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,734,226
Cost
Full picture →$20,885net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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 divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,885 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 18 | $226k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 14 | $751k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | 14 | $1.1M | — | 59% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 61 | 16 | $1.5M | 973 | 87% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 26 | $567k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 19 | $545k | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | 17 | $723k | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | 19 | $480k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 80 | 16 | $1.5M | 956 | 94% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 16 | $170k | — | 40% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 16 | $71k | — | 78% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 89 | 18 | $1.8M | 950 | 83% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin 1 over cap | 16 | $22M | $1,388,080 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky at cap | 15 | $21M | $1,424,716 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at cap | 15 | $21M | $1,416,935 | 958 | vs | |
| Auburn University 3 over cap | 18 | $21M | $1,140,838 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville at cap | 15 | $20M | $1,349,461 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 1 over cap | 16 | $18M | $1,139,273 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 5 over cap | 20 | $15M | $761,501 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 3 over cap | 18 | $14M | $797,444 | 958 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 1 over cap | 16 | $14M | $894,558 | 953 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 2 over cap | 17 | $14M | $838,280 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Florida 3 over cap | 18 | $13M | $745,984 | 995 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 3 over cap | 18 | $13M | $740,128 | 989 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 3 over cap | 18 | $12M | $678,922 | 975 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $694,025 | 942 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 1 | 14 | $11M | $791,010 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Georgia at cap | 15 | $10M | $693,335 | 975 | vs |
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