Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Bates College Men's Basketball
Lewiston, ME · the Bobcats · Bates College overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$431k
Team budget
95th percentile in Division III
$25,369
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
13%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Bates College fields a men's basketball team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $431,288, well above the median of $198k — $25,369 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).
#20Team budgetof 400 · Division III#16Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#259Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$431,288 for the year
- Operating expenses$109,185 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,369 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$78,538 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Furbush 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 →1,753undergraduates · 1,753 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →13%admitted · of 8,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $431,288 $25,370 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $78,538
Cost
Full picture →$26,658net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,478
Campus safety
Full picture →4.55violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 20 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 14 fields · Bachelor's
Research Bates 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions13% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,658 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,753Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 16 | $302k | — | 8% | |
| Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 24 | 18 | $138k | — | 82% | |
| University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference | 31 | 22 | $168k | — | 79% | |
| University of Maine, Farmington Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 39 | 19 | $101k | — | 98% | |
| Thomas College Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 39 | 26 | $139k | — | 97% | |
| Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 41 | 18 | $393k | — | 7% | |
| University of New England Division III · Conference of New England | 46 | 20 | $190k | — | 89% | |
| Maine Maritime Academy Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 72 | 15 | $140k | — | 61% | |
| University of New Hampshire Division I · America East Conference | 76 | 15 | $2.3M | 975 | 87% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 78 | 24 | $95k | — | 91% | |
| Husson University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 86 | 16 | $206k | — | 86% | |
| University of Maine Division I · America East Conference | 93 | 16 | $2M | 956 | 96% |
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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