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Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

Washburn University Men's Basketball

Topeka, KS · the Ichabods · Washburn University overview
14
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.1M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division II
$80,048
Per roster spot
median $37,568
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant

Washburn University fields a men's basketball team in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,120,676, well above the median of $642k — $80,048 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $2,183,168 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,641 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$80,048
Roster size14
Coaching staff4

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

  • Roster14 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,120,676 for the year
  • Operating expenses$324,271 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$80,048 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,183,168 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$5,641 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$85,606 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Brett Ballard 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.
4,930undergraduates · 5,663 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
Graduate in 6 yrs
41%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,120,676 $80,048 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,183,168
Recruiting spend, men's
$85,606
$12,894net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$23,787
Sticker, out-of-state$34,791
Average net price$12,894
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,589
$30–48k$10,136
$48–75k$13,702
$75–110k$17,518
$110k and up$17,323
Tuition & fees
$9,578 in-state · $20,582 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.5violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.50
Property0.99
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
27%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing188 · 27%
Business89 · 13%
Criminal justice & protective services53 · 8%
Public administration & social work43 · 6%
Communication & journalism43 · 6%

Research Washburn University

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Washburn UniversityUniversity of Kansas · 25 miKansas State University · 48 miEmporia State University · 50 miUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City · 60 miRockhurst University · 61 miMissouri Western State University · 70 miWilliam Jewell College · 71 miNorthwest Missouri State University · 101 miUniversity of Central Missouri · 107 miWichita State University · 125 miPittsburg State University · 126 miNewman University · 131 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference2519$20M98488%
Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference4814$11M95679%
Emporia State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association5016$845k—98%
University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League6016$2.6M95775%
Rockhurst University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference6118$819k—69%
Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association7015$916k——
William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference7117$535k—34%
Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10115$974k—86%
University of Central Missouri Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10715$916k—69%
Wichita State University Division I · American Conference12515$6.8M96595%
Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association12614$1M—88%
Newman University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association13122$711k—48%

Other men's basketball programs in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Washburn University14$1.1M$80,048—vs
Pittsburg State University14$1M$73,464—vs
Northwest Missouri State University15$974k$64,963—vs
Missouri Western State University15$916k$61,056—vs
University of Central Missouri15$916k$61,055—vs
Emporia State University16$845k$52,817—vs
Rogers State University16$743k$46,414—vs
Newman University22$711k$32,309—vs
Fort Hays State University16$698k$43,603—vs
University of Central Oklahoma17$685k$40,265—vs
Missouri Southern State University16$662k$41,356—vs
University of Nebraska at Kearney18$656k$36,437—vs
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith18$629k$34,924—vs
Northeastern State University15$476k$31,725—vs

Every Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked