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Division III · American Rivers Conference

Buena Vista University Men's Basketball

Storm Lake, IA · the Beavers · Buena Vista University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$227k
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division III
$10,797
Per roster spot
median $9,936
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Buena Vista University fields a men's basketball team in the American Rivers Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $226,751, above the median of $198k — $10,797 per roster spot, upper half 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).

Team budget$227k
Spend per player$10,797
Roster size21
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

$19k$2.1M
this programevery Division III men's basketball program

Roster sizes

982
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$226,751 for the year
  • Operating expenses$62,413 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$10,797 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$68,024 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jeff Horner head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
1,442undergraduates · 1,951 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
72%admitted · of 1,544 applicants
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
47%

Men's Basketball

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21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$226,751 $10,798 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$68,024
$18,156net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$54,779
Average net price$18,156
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,583
$30–48k$15,328
$48–75k$16,286
$75–110k$19,059
$110k and up$22,791
Tuition & fees
$40,190

Campus safety

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1.23violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.23
Property0.88
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
33%of bachelor's degrees in education · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Education134 · 33%
Business103 · 25%
Public administration & social work50 · 12%
Psychology25 · 6%
Agriculture17 · 4%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Buena Vista UniversityUniversity of South Dakota · 88 miIowa State University · 90 miWayne State College (Nebraska) · 96 miAugustana University (South Dakota) · 98 miUniversity of Sioux Falls · 99 miCreighton University · 102 miUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · 104 miDrake University · 107 miMinnesota State University, Mankato · 120 miMartin Luther College · 121 miBethany Lutheran College · 122 miSimpson College · 122 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League8816$1.9M96199%
Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference9015$10M94989%
Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9616$621k——
Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9815$828k—59%
University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference9919$615k—82%
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference10216$14M96672%
University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League10416$3.6M97987%
Drake University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference10712$4.3M96864%
Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference12015$856k—91%
Martin Luther College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference12115$80k—83%
Bethany Lutheran College Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference12225$243k—51%
Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference12226$200k—89%

Other men's basketball programs in the American Rivers Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Dubuque22$292k$13,274—vs
Loras College31$277k$8,931—vs
Wartburg College27$244k$9,055—vs
Nebraska Wesleyan University26$242k$9,309—vs
Buena Vista University21$227k$10,797—vs
Central College (Iowa)35$215k$6,154—vs
Simpson College26$200k$7,703—vs
Coe College24$151k$6,298—vs

Every American Rivers Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked