Division I · Northeast Conference
Central Connecticut State University Men's Basketball
New Britain, CT · the Blue Devils · Central Connecticut State University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.3M
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$78,831
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
945
APR
91% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Central Connecticut State University fields a men's basketball team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,261,296, well below the median of $3M — $78,831 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 945, about the median of 967, with 91% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,386,573 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,748 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#343Team budgetof 362 · Division I#338Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#302APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,261,296 for the year
- Operating expenses$239,696 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$78,831 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate945 multi-year; 942 latest
- Players retained91% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,386,573 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,748 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$43,770 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Sellers 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 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 →7,917undergraduates · 9,712 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 8,282 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1180
ACT middle 50%19 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate945
91% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,261,296 $78,831 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,386,573
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $43,770
Cost
Full picture →$17,207net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,460 in-state · $25,736 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Central Connecticut State University
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 divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,207 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,917Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 5 | 17 | $336k | — | 34% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 6 | 19 | $265k | — | 80% | |
| University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England | 8 | 12 | $330k | 990 | 83% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 11 | 19 | $434k | — | 17% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 20 | 20 | $672k | — | — | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 20 | 16 | $2.8M | 966 | 77% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 26 | 18 | $149k | — | 64% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 27 | 15 | $730k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 28 | 16 | $2.1M | 992 | 5% | |
| University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 28 | 13 | $20M | 990 | 54% | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 28 | 19 | $277k | — | 81% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 30 | 17 | $904k | — | 81% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University at cap | 15 | $3.5M | $236,346 | — | vs | |
| Wagner College room for 2 | 13 | $2M | $155,390 | 960 | vs | |
| Stonehill College 2 over cap | 17 | $1.9M | $112,472 | — | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $124,811 | 985 | vs | |
| Le Moyne College 1 over cap | 16 | $1.4M | $89,281 | — | vs | |
| Chicago State University 4 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $71,366 | 915 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.3M | $78,687 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $78,831 | 945 | vs | |
| University of New Haven 2 over cap | 17 | $904k | $53,179 | — | vs |
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