Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Wayne State University (Michigan) Men's Basketball
Detroit, MI · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Wayne State University (Michigan) overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$1M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division II
$67,386
Per roster spot
median $37,568
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Wayne State University (Michigan) fields a men's basketball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,010,799, well above the median of $642k — $67,386 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $2,934,514 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $12,126 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#23Team budgetof 293 · Division II#19Spend per playerof 293 · Division II#208Roster sizeof 293 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,010,799 for the year
- Operating expenses$136,826 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$67,386 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,934,514 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,126 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,770 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Smothers head coach | 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 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.Campus
Full picture →16,117undergraduates · 23,553 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 15,190 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $1,010,799 $67,387 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,934,514
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,770
Cost
Full picture →$16,021net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,464 in-state · $33,158 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wayne State University (Michigan)
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 divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,021 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,117Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League | 5 | 18 | $3.1M | 909 | 80% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 23 | 15 | $2.9M | 952 | 70% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 29 | 15 | $2.4M | 955 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 34 | 16 | $14M | 990 | 18% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 56 | 14 | $3.2M | 980 | 95% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 60 | 28 | $156k | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 74 | 14 | $2.6M | 970 | 81% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 76 | 16 | $21M | 995 | 84% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 85 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 15 | $222k | — | 33% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 86 | 58 | $668k | — | 80% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 86 | 30 | $252k | — | 83% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Michigan University | 17 | $1.2M | $72,065 | — | vs | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) | 15 | $1M | $67,386 | — | vs | |
| Grand Valley State University | 17 | $995k | $58,524 | — | vs | |
| Michigan Technological University | 17 | $929k | $54,651 | — | vs | |
| Lake Superior State University | 18 | $917k | $50,965 | — | vs | |
| Ferris State University | 19 | $786k | $41,369 | — | vs | |
| Roosevelt University | 16 | $685k | $42,789 | — | vs | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 16 | $673k | $42,067 | — | vs | |
| Davenport University | 16 | $627k | $39,163 | — | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 17 | $497k | $29,224 | — | vs | |
| Purdue University Northwest | 15 | $476k | $31,705 | — | vs |
Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked