Benedictine University (Illinois) Men's Basketball
Benedictine University (Illinois) fields a men's basketball team in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 51 players, well above the median of 18, with 2 head coaches and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $466,250, well above the median of $198k — $9,142 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's basketball programs. The school gave $606,892 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $1,238 per roster spot.
Among Division III men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster51 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff2 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$466,250 for the year
- Operating expenses$41,858 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,142 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teams$606,892 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$1,238 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$9,041 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Townsend head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $466,250 $9,142 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 2 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $606,892
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $9,041
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $32,546
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Benedictine University (Illinois)
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 2 | 21 | $247k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 6 | 22 | $208k | — | 90% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 11 | 19 | $266k | — | 76% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 12 | 19 | $771k | — | 73% | |
| Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 13 | 24 | $238k | — | 85% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 20 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 26 | $198k | — | 93% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 24 | 15 | $4M | 954 | 79% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 24 | 27 | $292k | — | 73% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 24 | 17 | $148k | — | 55% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 25 | 14 | $13M | 968 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25 | 16 | $685k | — | 94% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine University (Illinois) | 51 | $466k | $9,142 | — | vs | |
| St. Norbert College | 18 | $278k | $15,459 | — | vs | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24 | $257k | $10,722 | — | vs | |
| Aurora University | 24 | $238k | $9,918 | — | vs | |
| Rockford University | 27 | $226k | $8,362 | — | vs | |
| Marian University (Wisconsin) | 23 | $208k | $9,059 | — | vs | |
| Lakeland University | 22 | $208k | $9,457 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Chicago | 26 | $198k | $7,620 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | 28 | $173k | $6,175 | — | vs | |
| Edgewood University | 20 | $159k | $7,954 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) | 20 | $154k | $7,718 | — | vs | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 17 | $148k | $8,683 | — | vs | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 16 | $140k | $8,752 | — | vs |
Every Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked