Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association
California State University, San Marcos Men's Basketball
San Marcos, CA · the Cougars · California State University, San Marcos overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$554k
Team budget
30th percentile in Division II
$34,597
Per roster spot
median $37,568
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
California State University, San Marcos 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 3 assistants. Team expenses were $553,559, below the median of $642k — $34,597 per roster spot, lower half of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $409,256 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $2,590 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#205Team budgetof 293 · Division II#163Spend per playerof 293 · Division II#151Roster sizeof 293 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$553,559 for the year
- Operating expenses$82,762 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$34,597 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$409,256 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$2,590 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$18,336 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brady Bergeson 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
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 →14,246undergraduates · 15,431 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →96%admitted · of 17,519 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 54%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $553,559 $34,597 per roster spot · lower half of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $409,256
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $18,336
Cost
Full picture →$10,500net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,734 in-state · $19,614 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research California State University, San Marcos
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 program16 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$10,500 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 14,246Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.88 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, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference | 18 | 16 | $3.6M | — | 25% | |
| University of San Diego Division I · West Coast Conference | 25 | 21 | $5.3M | 975 | 47% | |
| San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 25 | 17 | $9.1M | 975 | 34% | |
| Point Loma Nazarene University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 29 | 16 | $1.1M | — | 82% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 52 | 16 | $801k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 53 | 16 | $4.2M | 955 | 26% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 56 | 18 | $771k | — | 65% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 57 | 15 | $3.8M | 988 | 74% | |
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 59 | 15 | $2.9M | 958 | 63% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 61 | 20 | $312k | — | 56% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 65 | 31 | $459k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 67 | 15 | $2.2M | 945 | 87% |
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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