Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Winston-Salem State University Men's Basketball
Winston-Salem, NC · the Rams · Winston-Salem State University overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$639k
Team budget
50th percentile in Division II
$42,623
Per roster spot
median $37,568
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Winston-Salem State University fields a men's basketball team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $639,359, about the median of $642k — $42,623 per roster spot, upper half of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $954,129 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,580 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#148Team budgetof 293 · Division II#107Spend 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, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$639,359 for the year
- Operating expenses$146,144 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,623 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$954,129 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,580 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$12,939 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Butler 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
General NCAA rule for Division II; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,260undergraduates · 4,776 students in all
Women 75% Men 25%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 9,273 applicants
SAT middle 50%820 – 1050
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $639,359 $42,624 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $954,129
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $12,939
Cost
Full picture →$12,948net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,735 in-state · $17,391 out
Campus safety
Full picture →3.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →37%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,948 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 37%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,260Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 17 | $13M | 959 | 22% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 15 | 20 | $4.7M | 971 | 77% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 19 | 20 | $243k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 23 | 16 | $2.6M | 982 | 90% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 24 | 16 | $161k | — | 92% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 25 | 16 | $1.9M | 951 | 46% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 31 | 33 | $779k | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 32 | 23 | $576k | — | 74% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 40 | 16 | $3.3M | 995 | 67% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 42 | 82 | $249k | — | 95% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 54 | 17 | $4.6M | 990 | 14% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 56 | 17 | $199k | — | 48% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia State University | 20 | $948k | $47,423 | — | vs | |
| Bowie State University | 16 | $690k | $43,103 | — | vs | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 15 | $639k | $42,623 | — | vs | |
| Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) | 16 | $616k | $38,519 | — | vs | |
| Virginia Union University | 28 | $614k | $21,931 | — | vs | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 23 | $614k | $26,697 | — | vs | |
| Livingstone College | 23 | $576k | $25,046 | — | vs | |
| Claflin University | 16 | $571k | $35,712 | — | vs | |
| Fayetteville State University | 13 | $549k | $42,247 | — | vs | |
| Johnson C. Smith University | 14 | $537k | $38,354 | — | vs | |
| Shaw University | 17 | $534k | $31,406 | — | vs | |
| Bluefield State University | 20 | $432k | $21,623 | — | vs |
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