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Winthrop University Men's Basketball

Rock Hill, SC · the Eagles · Winthrop University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.9M
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$121,500
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
971
APR
97% of players retained
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

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 budget$1.9M
Spend per player$121,500
Roster size16
Coaching staff5
APR971

Team budgets across the division

$620k$32M
this programevery Division I men's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1232
this programevery Division I roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Mark Prosser head coachHead Coachnot on file
Monty SandersAssociate Head Men's Basketball CoachOn file · sign in
Mitchell HillAssistant Men's Basketball CoachOn file · sign in
Sid CristAssistant Men's Basketball CoachOn file · sign in
Ronrico WhiteAssistant Men's Basketball CoachOn file · sign in
Cooper SiscoGraduate Assistant CoachOn file · sign in
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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 I roster spots5,786 362 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
3,787undergraduates · 4,694 students in all
Women 69% Men 31%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
75%admitted · of 5,858 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1220
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
61%

Men's Basketball

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16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate971
97% of players kept year to year
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
$16,838net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$31,252
Sticker, out-of-state$45,582
Average net price$16,838
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,361
$30–48k$13,395
$48–75k$16,762
$75–110k$19,267
$110k and up$20,653
Tuition & fees
$15,956 in-state · $30,286 out

Campus safety

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1.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.91
Property0.27
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business178 · 22%
Visual & performing arts105 · 13%
Education103 · 13%
Biological sciences61 · 8%
Psychology56 · 7%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Winthrop UniversityQueens University of Charlotte · 20 miBelmont Abbey College · 22 miJohnson C. Smith University · 23 miThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 30 miWingate University · 33 miDavidson College · 40 miGardner-Webb University · 42 miConverse University · 50 miWofford College · 51 miUniversity of South Carolina Upstate · 53 miNewberry College · 56 miPfeiffer University · 57 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference2018$1.9M—68%
Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas2259$544k—90%
Johnson C. Smith University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association2314$537k—43%
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference3015$3.8M94780%
Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference3326$607k—85%
Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference4017$4.6M99014%
Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference4232$1.5M99087%
Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas5019$512k—64%
Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference5113$2.4M97059%
University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference5315$1.4M97470%
Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference5633$638k—75%
Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference5782$249k—95%

Other men's basketball programs in the Big South Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
High Point University 5 over cap20$4.7M$233,804971vs
Longwood University 1 over cap16$4.1M$253,366940vs
Radford University at cap15$2.2M$148,391990vs
Winthrop University 1 over cap16$1.9M$121,500971vs
Charleston Southern University at cap15$1.7M$112,587972vs
Presbyterian College room for 114$1.6M$113,749950vs
Gardner-Webb University 17 over cap32$1.5M$46,749990vs
University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap16$1.5M$92,050956vs
University of South Carolina Upstate at cap15$1.4M$94,635974vs

Every Big South Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked