Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Amherst College Men's Basketball
Amherst, MA · the Mammoths · Amherst College overview
14
Roster
2024–25 season
$362k
Team budget
92nd percentile in Division III
$25,886
Per roster spot
median $9,936
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Amherst College fields a men's basketball team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $362,409, well above the median of $198k — $25,886 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#34Team budgetof 400 · Division III#14Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#377Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$362,409 for the year
- Operating expenses$70,537 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,886 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$127,771 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon Sears head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,910undergraduates · 1,910 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →10%admitted · of 12,727 applicants
SAT middle 50%1360 – 1550
ACT middle 50%31 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $362,409 $25,886 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $127,771
Cost
Full picture →$17,965net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,280
Campus safety
Full picture →7.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's
Research Amherst College
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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions10% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,965 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,910Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety7.84 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 1 | 17 | $6.2M | 946 | 58% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 16 | 15 | $98k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 18 | 17 | $148k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 18 | 17 | $737k | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 19 | 22 | $219k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 15 | $143k | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 22 | $56k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 19 | $769k | — | 87% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 17 | $228k | — | 42% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 37 | 42 | $605k | — | 90% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 18 | $342k | — | 58% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | 19 | $98k | — | 92% |
Other men's basketball programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 18 | $460k | $25,543 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 19 | $434k | $22,817 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 17 | $431k | $25,369 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 18 | $393k | $21,853 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 14 | $362k | $25,886 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 17 | $336k | $19,790 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 16 | $302k | $18,872 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 19 | $298k | $15,705 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 18 | $266k | $14,770 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 17 | $260k | $15,298 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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