Division I · Pac-12 Conference
California State University, Fresno Men's Basketball
Fresno, CA · the Bulldogs · California State University, Fresno overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$4.5M
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$248,790
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
930
APR
95% of players retained
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, Fresno fields a men's basketball team in the Pac-12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $4,478,222, above the median of $3M — $248,790 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 930, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,593,014 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,441 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#124Team budgetof 362 · Division I#141Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#335APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$4,478,222 for the year
- Operating expenses$943,796 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$248,790 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate930 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible91% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,593,014 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,441 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$917,419 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Vance Walberg head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| John Welch | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Ray Barefield | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Stahowski | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tory Stamps | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Elijah Hill | Director of Player Development | 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 →21,430undergraduates · 23,986 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 20,201 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate930
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,478,222 $248,790 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,593,014
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $917,419
Cost
Full picture →$7,303net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,980 in-state · $18,860 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, Fresno
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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions96% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$7,303 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,430Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Pacific University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 6 | 18 | $724k | — | 58% | |
| University of California, Merced Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 54 | 20 | $312k | — | 39% | |
| California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 78 | 17 | $666k | — | 97% | |
| California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference | 107 | 15 | $2.3M | 964 | 88% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 114 | 16 | $601k | — | 95% | |
| California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference | 116 | 21 | $2.5M | 958 | 30% | |
| University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference | 118 | 15 | $4.2M | 945 | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 120 | — | — | — | — | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 123 | 16 | $2.8M | 980 | 80% | |
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 126 | 16 | $6M | 975 | 44% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 128 | 15 | $332k | — | 63% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 140 | 17 | $945k | — | 97% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Pac-12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga University 4 over cap | 19 | $14M | $715,192 | 990 | vs | |
| San Diego State University 2 over cap | 17 | $9.1M | $535,922 | 975 | vs | |
| Colorado State University at cap | 15 | $7M | $464,403 | 951 | vs | |
| Oregon State University 1 over cap | 16 | $6.9M | $431,201 | 981 | vs | |
| Utah State University at cap | 15 | $5.7M | $381,199 | 940 | vs | |
| Boise State University room for 1 | 14 | $5.3M | $378,280 | 985 | vs | |
| California State University, Fresno 3 over cap | 18 | $4.5M | $248,790 | 930 | vs | |
| Washington State University room for 1 | 14 | $4.3M | $309,716 | 959 | vs | |
| Texas State University at cap | 15 | $3.4M | $227,727 | 976 | vs |
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