California State University, San Bernardino Men's Basketball
California State University, San Bernardino fields a men's basketball team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,402,680, well above the median of $642k — $87,667 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $632,638 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,659 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,402,680 for the year
- Operating expenses$319,234 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$87,667 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$632,638 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,659 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$19,900 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tifft head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division II; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,402,680 $87,668 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $632,638
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $19,900
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,675 in-state · $19,555 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research California State University, San Bernardino
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 31 | $459k | — | 81% | |
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 15 | 15 | $2.9M | 958 | 63% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 18 | 15 | $3.8M | 988 | 74% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 18 | $295k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 23 | 16 | $295k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 26 | 17 | $191k | — | 48% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 30 | 17 | $786k | — | 74% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 32 | 17 | $695k | — | 79% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 38 | 15 | $2.2M | 945 | 87% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 41 | 20 | $312k | — | 56% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 43 | 15 | $143k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 44 | 17 | $940k | — | 60% |
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 |
Every California Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked