Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association
California State University, Chico Men's Basketball
Chico, CA · the Wildcats · California State University, Chico overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$677k
Team budget
58th percentile in Division II
$45,138
Per roster spot
median $37,568
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
94%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
California State University, Chico fields a men's basketball team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $677,071, about the median of $642k — $45,138 per roster spot, upper half of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $425,356 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,311 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#125Team budgetof 293 · Division II#87Spend per playerof 293 · Division II#208Roster sizeof 293 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$677,071 for the year
- Operating expenses$192,305 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$45,138 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$425,356 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,311 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$10,187 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cevin Meador head coach | Head 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 II roster spots5,660 293 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 96 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →13,160undergraduates · 14,523 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →94%admitted · of 22,263 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $677,071 $45,138 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $425,356
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $10,187
Cost
Full picture →$15,187net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,064 in-state · $19,944 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research California State University, Chico
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 divisionAdmissions94% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,187 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 13,160Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 69 | 16 | $535k | — | 77% | |
| University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference | 82 | 16 | $2.8M | 975 | 42% | |
| California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference | 84 | 14 | $2.3M | 995 | 94% | |
| University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference | 109 | 14 | $5.1M | 950 | 85% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 124 | 15 | $4.2M | 945 | 95% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 126 | 16 | $662k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 130 | 22 | $14M | 960 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 131 | 15 | $8.3M | 990 | 89% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 139 | 15 | $6.4M | 957 | 51% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 142 | 15 | $652k | — | 99% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 143 | 16 | $495k | — | 96% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 144 | 17 | $945k | — | 97% |
Other men's basketball programs in the California Collegiate Athletic Association
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, San Bernardino | 16 | $1.4M | $87,667 | — | vs | |
| California State University, East Bay | 17 | $945k | $55,607 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | 16 | $789k | $49,282 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | 17 | $786k | $46,219 | — | vs | |
| Fresno Pacific University | 18 | $724k | $40,229 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | 16 | $720k | $44,999 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Chico | 15 | $677k | $45,138 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Stanislaus | 17 | $666k | $39,201 | — | vs | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | 15 | $652k | $43,463 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | 16 | $601k | $37,568 | — | vs | |
| Menlo College | 15 | $554k | $36,953 | — | vs | |
| California State University, San Marcos | 16 | $554k | $34,597 | — | vs | |
| San Francisco State University | 16 | $495k | $30,964 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Merced | 20 | $312k | $15,585 | — | vs |
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