Division I · Patriot League
Boston University Men's Basketball
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$3.2M
Team budget
53rd percentile in Division I
$214,024
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
975
APR
98% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a men's basketball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,210,362, about the median of $3M — $214,024 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 967, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,660,009 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,032 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#172Team budgetof 362 · Division I#161Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#113APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,210,362 for the year
- Operating expenses$422,376 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$214,024 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,660,009 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,032 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$254,266 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Jones head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Quinn | Associate Head Coach (9th Season) | On file · sign in |
| Matt Brady | Assistant Coach (2nd Season) | On file · sign in |
| Ike Hermer | Assistant Coach (1st Season) | On file · sign in |
| Khalil Griffith | Director of Basketball Operations (4th Season) | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate975
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,210,362 $214,024 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,660,009
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $254,266
Cost
Full picture →$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,168
Campus safety
Full picture →1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 47 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Boston University
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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | 17 | $100k | — | 81% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 20 | $181k | — | 5% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 1 | 17 | $177k | — | 85% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 1 | 13 | $3.7M | 986 | 6% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 16 | $1.8M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 2 | 14 | $35k | — | 94% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 19 | $196k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 2 | 16 | $166k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 15 | $11M | 958 | 16% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 4 | 19 | $298k | — | 10% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 4 | 17 | $177k | — | 83% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 15 | $1.3M | — | 48% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $214,024 | 975 | vs | |
| Colgate University at cap | 15 | $3M | $199,916 | 990 | vs | |
| Bucknell University at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $196,319 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $174,981 | 986 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 1 | 14 | $2.5M | $176,579 | 989 | vs | |
| Lehigh University at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $150,155 | 960 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland 1 over cap | 16 | $2.1M | $133,165 | 990 | vs | |
| American University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.1M | $109,770 | 985 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 974 | vs |
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