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Division II · Mountain East Conference

West Virginia Wesleyan College Men's Basketball

Buckhannon, WV · the Bobcats, Lady Bobcats · West Virginia Wesleyan College overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$309k
Team budget
4th percentile in Division II
$12,875
Per roster spot
median $37,568
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

West Virginia Wesleyan College fields a men's basketball team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, above the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $309,016, well below the median of $642k — $12,875 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $1,270,440 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,424 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$309k
Spend per player$12,875
Roster size24
Coaching staff3

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

  • Roster24 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$309,016 for the year
  • Operating expenses$53,076 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$12,875 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$1,270,440 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$3,424 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$35,949 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Derek Sloan 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.
938undergraduates · 991 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
United Methodist
95%admitted · of 1,413 applicants
SAT middle 50%878 – 1143
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$309,016 $12,876 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$1,270,440
Recruiting spend, men's
$35,949
$20,093net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$49,539
Average net price$20,093
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,553
$30–48k$13,597
$48–75k$16,406
$75–110k$19,593
$110k and up$24,477
Tuition & fees
$33,494

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.58violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.58
Property2.84
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing36 · 23%
Business20 · 13%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation15 · 10%
Criminal justice & protective services15 · 10%
Physical sciences13 · 8%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeDavis & Elkins College · 20 miSalem University (West Virginia) · 28 miGlenville State University · 33 miFairmont State University · 34 miWest Virginia University · 47 miWaynesburg University · 63 miMarietta College · 72 miPennsylvania Western University, California · 76 miPennsylvania Western University, Clarion · 76 miPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro · 76 miWheeling University · 79 miBridgewater College (Virginia) · 80 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference2037$621k—58%
Salem University (West Virginia) Division II · Independent2820$407k——
Glenville State University Division II · Mountain East Conference3325$437k——
Fairmont State University Division II · Mountain East Conference3420$841k—99%
West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference4716$10M99586%
Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference6355$167k—92%
Marietta College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference7221$247k—79%
Pennsylvania Western University, California Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference7649$1.5M—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference7649$1.5M—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference7649$1.5M—94%
Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference7921$593k—75%
Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.8017$219k—91%

Other men's basketball programs in the Mountain East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fairmont State University20$841k$42,058—vs
Davis & Elkins College37$621k$16,789—vs
West Liberty University15$621k$41,401—vs
Point Park University43$611k$14,209—vs
Wheeling University21$593k$28,252—vs
University of Charleston (West Virginia)20$559k$27,966—vs
West Virginia State University17$554k$32,611—vs
Concord University30$469k$15,641—vs
Glenville State University25$437k$17,493—vs
Frostburg State University22$400k$18,160—vs
Shawnee State University15$382k$25,451—vs
West Virginia Wesleyan College24$309k$12,875—vs

Every Mountain East Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked