Division I · Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt University Men's Basketball
Nashville, TN · the Commodores · Vanderbilt University overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$13M
Team budget
88th percentile in Division I
$740,128
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
989
APR
99% of players retained
6%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Vanderbilt University fields a men's basketball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $13,322,320, well above the median of $3M — $740,128 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 989, about the median of 967, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,975,789 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $59,796 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#46Team budgetof 362 · Division I#58Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#51APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$13,322,320 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,643,832 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$740,128 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 953 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$12,975,789 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$59,796 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,075,726 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Byington head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Rick Ray | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Rodney Terry | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Xavier Joyner | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Joel Justus | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Matt Bucklin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andy Farrell | Assistant Coach / Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Tre Corrigan | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,152undergraduates · 13,456 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →6%admitted · of 45,313 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1560
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $13,322,320 $740,129 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,975,789
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,075,726
Cost
Full picture →$26,689net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,946
Campus safety
Full picture →4.08violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 60 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →33%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions6% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,689 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 33%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,152Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.08 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 1 | 16 | $4.3M | 1000 | 96% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 2 | 13 | $1.6M | 955 | 93% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 3 | 32 | $735k | — | 70% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 3 | 15 | $2.8M | 986 | 67% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 32 | 15 | $3.3M | 957 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 41 | 15 | $2.6M | 946 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 61 | 18 | $3M | 948 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 73 | 18 | $1.8M | 950 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 82 | 17 | $269k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 90 | 16 | $2.8M | 954 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 95 | 27 | $1.2M | 908 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 99 | 19 | $760k | — | 74% |
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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