Division I · Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green State University Men's Basketball
Bowling Green, OH · the Falcons · Bowling Green State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2.6M
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$187,599
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
970
APR
95% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bowling Green State University fields a men's basketball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,626,397, below the median of $3M — $187,599 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 970, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,020,679 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $21,640 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#214Team budgetof 362 · Division I#188Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#148APRof 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
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,626,397 for the year
- Operating expenses$177,602 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$187,599 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate970 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,020,679 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,640 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$782,806 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Simon head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lourawls Nairn Jr. | Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bryce Martin | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bob Gallager | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Newkirk | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Stacey | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dillon MacRitchie | Director of Men's Basketball Operations | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →14,014undergraduates · 17,027 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 18,629 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1230
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate970
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,626,397 $187,600 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,020,679
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $782,806
Cost
Full picture →$20,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,390 in-state · $21,378 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 31 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in education · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bowling Green State 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,987 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 14,014Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 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 Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 20 | 14 | $3.2M | 980 | 95% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 22 | 24 | $752k | — | 86% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 30 | 58 | $668k | — | 80% | |
| Heidelberg University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 30 | 22 | $230k | — | 68% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 28 | $118k | — | 61% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 42 | 28 | $156k | — | 68% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 43 | 23 | $345k | — | 73% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 15 | $2.4M | 955 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 63 | 16 | $14M | 990 | 18% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 64 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 73 | 34 | $343k | — | 85% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 74 | 15 | $1M | — | 82% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2 over cap | 17 | $6.2M | $365,967 | 946 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York at cap | 15 | $4.3M | $284,235 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Akron 3 over cap | 18 | $3.3M | $181,025 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 1 | 14 | $3.2M | $226,226 | 980 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $187,599 | 970 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $185,641 | 990 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.5M | $149,978 | 965 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,907 | 955 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $148,478 | 976 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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