Division I · Big West Conference
California Polytechnic State University Men's Basketball
San Luis Obispo, CA · the Mustangs · California Polytechnic State University overview
21
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.5M
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$120,821
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
958
APR
92% of players retained
30%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
California Polytechnic State University fields a men's basketball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,537,259, below the median of $3M — $120,821 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 958, about the median of 967, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,744,871 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,034 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#230Team budgetof 362 · Division I#295Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#7Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#233APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster21 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,537,259 for the year
- Operating expenses$509,998 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$120,821 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate958 multi-year; 954 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,744,871 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,034 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$465,424 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike DeGeorge head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kyle Bossier | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| BJ Andrews | Assistant Coach / Director of Individual Skill Development | On file · sign in |
| Sam Walters | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Ron DuBois | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| James Andrisevic | Assistant Coach | 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 →21,559undergraduates · 22,485 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →30%admitted · of 63,736 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1521
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate958
92% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,537,259 $120,822 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,744,871
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $465,424
Cost
Full picture →$16,888net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,075 in-state · $30,995 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 58 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research California Polytechnic 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 program21 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions30% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,888 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 21,559Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.05 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 California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 76 | 21 | $4.6M | 952 | 28% | |
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 81 | 14 | $699k | — | 80% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | 15 | $2.3M | 964 | 88% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 111 | 18 | $724k | — | 58% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 113 | 16 | $601k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 113 | — | — | — | — | |
| California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 116 | 18 | $4.5M | 930 | 96% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 125 | 20 | $266k | — | 89% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 141 | 15 | $332k | — | 63% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 141 | 17 | $5.6M | 960 | 50% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 141 | 19 | $3M | 908 | 93% | |
| University of California, Merced Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 143 | 20 | $312k | — | 39% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 6 over cap | 21 | $4.6M | $218,284 | 952 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 16 | $4.2M | $265,500 | 955 | vs | |
| California Baptist University at cap | 15 | $3.8M | $255,798 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $3.6M | $227,101 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 4 over cap | 19 | $3M | $159,186 | 908 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $194,484 | 958 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University at cap | 15 | $2.5M | $169,425 | 968 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 6 over cap | 21 | $2.5M | $120,821 | 958 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,200 | 986 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $151,222 | 964 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 1 | 14 | $2.3M | $161,845 | 995 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $147,641 | 945 | vs |
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