Division III · Southern Athletic Association
University of the South Men's Basketball
Sewanee, TN · the Tigers · University of the South overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$269k
Team budget
81st percentile in Division III
$15,800
Per roster spot
median $9,936
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
51%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of the South fields a men's basketball team in the Southern Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $268,615, above the median of $198k — $15,800 per roster spot, top quarter of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#78Team budgetof 400 · Division III#59Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#259Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's basketball program
Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$268,615 for the year
- Operating expenses$111,605 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,800 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$77,086 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Will Merrell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,615undergraduates · 1,693 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Protestant Episcopal
Getting in
Full picture →51%admitted · of 5,018 applicants
SAT middle 50%1236 – 1398
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $268,615 $15,801 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $77,086
Cost
Full picture →$33,616net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $53,704
Campus safety
Full picture →1.35violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of the South
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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions51% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,616 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,615Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.35 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 35 | 20 | $167k | — | 82% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 37 | 17 | $2.3M | 938 | 77% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 47 | 27 | $1.2M | 908 | 66% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 51 | 15 | $3.3M | 957 | 68% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 53 | 19 | $760k | — | 74% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 59 | 17 | $723k | — | 72% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 71 | 18 | $1.8M | 950 | 83% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 76 | 14 | $220k | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 77 | 16 | $379k | — | 97% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 79 | 15 | $2.8M | 986 | 67% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 80 | 32 | $735k | — | 70% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 81 | 16 | $4.3M | 1000 | 96% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southern Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) | 22 | $510k | $23,181 | — | vs | |
| Rhodes College | 18 | $379k | $21,038 | — | vs | |
| University of the South | 17 | $269k | $15,800 | — | vs | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) | 20 | $266k | $13,278 | — | vs | |
| Maryville College (Tennessee) | 18 | $226k | $12,554 | — | vs | |
| Berry College | 14 | $220k | $15,695 | — | vs | |
| Oglethorpe University | 24 | $213k | $8,894 | — | vs | |
| Centre College | 20 | $180k | $8,979 | — | vs | |
| Millsaps College | 19 | $170k | $8,928 | — | vs |
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