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Division I · Big West Conference

California Baptist University Men's Basketball

Riverside, CA · the Lancers · California Baptist University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$3.8M
Team budget
61st percentile in Division I
$255,798
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
988
APR
96% of players retained
74%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

California Baptist University fields a men's basketball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $3,836,972, above the median of $3M — $255,798 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 988, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,738,309 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,350 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$3.8M
Spend per player$255,798
Roster size15
Coaching staff6
APR988

Team budgets across the division

$620k$32M
this programevery Division I men's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1232
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
  • Team expenses$3,836,972 for the year
  • Operating expenses$701,975 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$255,798 division median $196,319
  • Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 960 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible96% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$4,738,309 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$22,350 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$185,356 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kyle Getter head coachHead Coachnot on file
Vic SferaAssociate Head Men's Basketball CoachOn file · sign in
Joe Pierre IIIAssistant Men's Basketball CoachOn file · sign in
Gabriel McKayAssistant Men's Basketball CoachOn file · sign in
Sean HanrahanAssistant Men's Basketball CoachOn file · sign in
Shane SinonAssistant Men's Basketball Coach - OPSOn 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.
8,110undergraduates · 11,407 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Southern Baptist
74%admitted · of 7,935 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
60%

Men's Basketball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate988
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$3,836,972 $255,798 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$4,738,309
Recruiting spend, men's
$185,356
$28,596net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$55,898
Average net price$28,596
Net price by family income
$0–30k$23,788
$30–48k$24,409
$48–75k$23,799
$75–110k$28,057
$110k and up$34,648
Tuition & fees
$39,720

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.67violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.67
Property1.43
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
3 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing331 · 18%
Business292 · 15%
Psychology179 · 9%
Biological sciences144 · 8%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation134 · 7%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

California Baptist UniversityUniversity of California, Riverside · 6 miUniversity of Redlands · 18 miCalifornia State University, San Bernardino · 18 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 20 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 20 miUniversity of La Verne · 23 miCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona · 24 miChapman University · 26 miCalifornia State University, Fullerton · 27 miConcordia University Irvine · 29 miAzusa Pacific University · 30 miUniversity of California, Irvine · 31 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference615$2.9M95863%
University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.1831$459k—81%
California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association1816$1.4M—98%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2018$295k—11%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2016$295k—7%
University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2317$191k—48%
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association2417$786k—74%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2620$312k—56%
California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference2715$2.2M94587%
Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference2916$801k—60%
Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3017$695k—79%
University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference3116$4.2M95526%

Other men's basketball programs in the Big West Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of California, Santa Barbara 6 over cap21$4.6M$218,284952vs
University of California, Irvine 1 over cap16$4.2M$265,500955vs
California Baptist University at cap15$3.8M$255,798988vs
University of California, San Diego 1 over cap16$3.6M$227,101—vs
California State University, Northridge 4 over cap19$3M$159,186908vs
University of California, Riverside at cap15$2.9M$194,484958vs
Long Beach State University at cap15$2.5M$169,425968vs
California Polytechnic State University 6 over cap21$2.5M$120,821958vs
Utah Valley University 2 over cap17$2.3M$137,200986vs
California State University, Bakersfield at cap15$2.3M$151,222964vs
California State University, Sacramento room for 114$2.3M$161,845995vs
California State University, Fullerton at cap15$2.2M$147,641945vs

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