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Best D2 Men's Basketball Programs in North Carolina, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 17 D2 men's Basketball programs in North Carolina by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

Average aid across D2 men's Basketball programs in North Carolina is $6,788 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $98,178, and rosters of about 24 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.

Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.

Programs
17
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$6,788
Avg. Op. Budget
$98,178

Top programs

Showing 10 of 17 programs.

1. Catawba College
Salisbury, NC
Aid/Athlete
$9,683
Op. Budget
$138,289
Recruiting
$1,698
Aid/Athlete
$6,389
Op. Budget
$80,000
Recruiting
$7,069
3. Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC
Aid/Athlete
$12,493
Op. Budget
$81,039
Recruiting
$2,845
Aid/Athlete
$4,685
Op. Budget
$146,303
Recruiting
N/A
Aid/Athlete
$3,980
Op. Budget
$99,810
Recruiting
$2,932
Aid/Athlete
$5,830
Op. Budget
$133,734
Recruiting
$3,916
Aid/Athlete
$6,938
Op. Budget
$137,997
Recruiting
$1,217
8. Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
Aid/Athlete
$5,445
Op. Budget
$130,496
Recruiting
$2,562
Aid/Athlete
$8,823
Op. Budget
$80,511
Recruiting
$1,999
Aid/Athlete
$6,397
Op. Budget
$93,858
Recruiting
$135

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