Division II · Lone Star Conference
West Texas A&M University Men's Basketball
Canyon, TX · the Buffaloes, Lady Buffs, Buffs · West Texas A&M University overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$849k
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division II
$56,588
Per roster spot
median $37,568
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
West Texas A&M University fields a men's basketball team in the Lone Star Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $848,827, above the median of $642k — $56,588 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $1,922,237 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $5,492 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#53Team budgetof 293 · Division II#34Spend per playerof 293 · Division II#208Roster sizeof 293 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$848,827 for the year
- Operating expenses$178,866 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$56,588 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,922,237 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,492 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$135,980 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown 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 →6,786undergraduates · 8,997 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 4,784 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1160
ACT middle 50%18 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $848,827 $56,588 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,922,237
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $135,980
Cost
Full picture →$17,182net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,101 in-state · $10,996 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,182 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 6,786Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 97 | 15 | $16M | 954 | 71% | |
| Lubbock Christian University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 97 | 15 | $823k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 99 | 14 | $1.2M | — | 55% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Lone Star Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Baptist University | 17 | $1.3M | $74,582 | — | vs | |
| Eastern New Mexico University | 14 | $1.2M | $82,932 | — | vs | |
| St. Edward's University | 15 | $1.1M | $70,791 | — | vs | |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | 22 | $932k | $42,373 | — | vs | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) | 16 | $897k | $56,057 | — | vs | |
| West Texas A&M University | 15 | $849k | $56,588 | — | vs | |
| Lubbock Christian University | 15 | $823k | $54,898 | — | vs | |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | 15 | $730k | $48,674 | — | vs | |
| Texas A&M International University | 16 | $706k | $44,149 | — | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 17 | $702k | $41,319 | — | vs | |
| Angelo State University | 14 | $621k | $44,360 | — | vs | |
| Western New Mexico University | 18 | $613k | $34,068 | — | vs | |
| Oklahoma Christian University | 18 | $601k | $33,415 | — | vs | |
| Midwestern State University | 14 | $527k | $37,615 | — | vs | |
| Cameron University | 14 | $395k | $28,225 | — | vs | |
| University of Texas at Dallas | 16 | $349k | $21,801 | — | vs | |
| Sul Ross State University | 15 | $146k | $9,711 | — | vs |
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