Division I · Big West Conference
California State University, Bakersfield Men's Basketball
Bakersfield, CA · the Roadrunners · California State University, Bakersfield overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.3M
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$151,222
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
964
APR
96% of players retained
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Bakersfield 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 $2,268,332, below the median of $3M — $151,222 per roster spot, lower 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 964, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,609,723 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,385 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#261Team budgetof 362 · Division I#240Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#194APRof 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, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,268,332 for the year
- Operating expenses$454,880 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$151,222 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 891 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,609,723 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,385 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$120,337 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Lee head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Crevelone | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Eddie Hill | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Russell Payne | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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 →8,336undergraduates · 9,787 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →88%admitted · of 13,950 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
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 Rate964
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,268,332 $151,222 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,609,723
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $120,337
Cost
Full picture →$6,567net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,696 in-state · $19,576 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.16violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in liberal arts & general studies · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Bakersfield
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 divisionAdmissions88% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$6,567 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsLiberal arts & general studies · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,336Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference | 70 | 14 | $699k | — | 80% | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference | 77 | 21 | $4.6M | 952 | 28% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 79 | 20 | $266k | — | 89% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 83 | 19 | $3M | 908 | 93% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | 21 | $2.5M | 958 | 30% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 93 | 17 | $5.6M | 960 | 50% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 96 | 17 | $18M | 945 | 9% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 99 | 20 | $300k | — | 40% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 101 | 14 | $219k | — | 3% | |
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 101 | 18 | $724k | — | 58% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 17 | $13M | 967 | 10% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 103 | 15 | $8.7M | 970 | 40% |
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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