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

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 10 D2 men's Basketball programs in Tennessee 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 Tennessee is $8,802 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $114,629, and rosters of about 21 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
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Avg. Aid/Athlete
$8,802
Avg. Op. Budget
$114,629

Top programs

Showing 10 of 10 programs.

Aid/Athlete
$9,931
Op. Budget
$200,432
Recruiting
$6,161
Aid/Athlete
$5,075
Op. Budget
$156,194
Recruiting
$3,939
3. Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Aid/Athlete
$14,499
Op. Budget
$147,508
Recruiting
$3,219
4. Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN
Aid/Athlete
$5,911
Op. Budget
$102,708
Recruiting
$3,662
Aid/Athlete
$15,706
Op. Budget
$71,326
Recruiting
$2,446
Aid/Athlete
$11,387
Op. Budget
$82,183
Recruiting
$2,531
Aid/Athlete
$10,523
Op. Budget
$33,936
Recruiting
$2,636
8. Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Aid/Athlete
$7,542
Op. Budget
$149,793
Recruiting
N/A
9. Lane College
Jackson, TN
Aid/Athlete
$4,010
Op. Budget
$137,424
Recruiting
$1,803
Aid/Athlete
$3,436
Op. Budget
$64,788
Recruiting
$167

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