Winthrop University Men's Basketball
Winthrop University fields a men's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,944,015, below the median of $3M — $121,500 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 971, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,048,664 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,854 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,944,015 for the year
- Operating expenses$672,406 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$121,500 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,048,664 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,854 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$55,173 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Prosser head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Monty Sanders | Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mitchell Hill | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sid Crist | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ronrico White | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cooper Sisco | Graduate Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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 I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,944,015 $121,501 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,048,664
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $55,173
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,956 in-state · $30,286 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 20 | 18 | $1.9M | — | 68% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 22 | 59 | $544k | — | 90% | |
| Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23 | 14 | $537k | — | 43% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 30 | 15 | $3.8M | 947 | 80% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 26 | $607k | — | 85% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 40 | 17 | $4.6M | 990 | 14% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 32 | $1.5M | 990 | 87% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 19 | $512k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 51 | 13 | $2.4M | 970 | 59% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 53 | 15 | $1.4M | 974 | 70% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 56 | 33 | $638k | — | 75% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 57 | 82 | $249k | — | 95% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 5 over cap | 20 | $4.7M | $233,804 | 971 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.1M | $253,366 | 940 | vs | |
| Radford University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,391 | 990 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $121,500 | 971 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,587 | 972 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,749 | 950 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 17 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $46,749 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $92,050 | 956 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $94,635 | 974 | vs |
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