Wofford College Men's Basketball
Wofford College fields a men's basketball team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,442,245, below the median of $3M — $187,865 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 970, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,238,686 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $26,662 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
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,442,245 for the year
- Operating expenses$672,583 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$187,865 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,238,686 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,662 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$161,426 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Giltner head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Drew Gibson | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeremiah Samarrippas | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trent Patterson | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin McGeehan | Assistant Men's Basketball 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
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,442,245 $187,865 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,238,686
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $161,426
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,100
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 1 | 19 | $512k | — | 64% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 3 | 15 | $1.4M | 974 | 70% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 25 | 32 | $1.5M | 990 | 87% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 26 | 20 | $494k | — | 63% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 29 | 15 | $4.1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 34 | 14 | $1.6M | 950 | 72% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 49 | 16 | $170k | — | 40% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 50 | 28 | $381k | — | 100% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 50 | 33 | $638k | — | 75% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 16 | $769k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 51 | 61 | $281k | — | 61% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 51 | 16 | $1.9M | 971 | 75% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $270,198 | 1000 | vs | |
| Samford University 7 over cap | 22 | $3.5M | $160,581 | 964 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $165,341 | 982 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 2 | 13 | $2.4M | $187,865 | 970 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 1 | 14 | $2.3M | $167,591 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $135,010 | 938 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 3 over cap | 18 | $2.2M | $124,523 | 954 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $144,678 | 956 | vs | |
| The Citadel 6 over cap | 21 | $2M | $96,196 | 937 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 3 over cap | 18 | $1.8M | $101,577 | 950 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $94,256 | 973 | vs |
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