Division I · Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan University Men's Basketball
Mount Pleasant, MI · the Chippewas · Central Michigan University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.5M
Team budget
37th percentile in Division I
$149,978
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
965
APR
95% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Central Michigan University fields a men's basketball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,549,633, below the median of $3M — $149,978 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 965, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,868,501 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $16,746 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#227Team budgetof 362 · Division I#245Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#62Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#188APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,549,633 for the year
- Operating expenses$601,999 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$149,978 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,868,501 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,746 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$404,366 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Bronkema head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Raymoan McAfee | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Jim Lake | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Lance Roark | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jimmy Booth | Director of Men's Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Dorian Aluyi | Assistant Director of Operations and Player Development | not on file |
| Kyle Cousino | Operations Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Bill Killian | Special Assistant to the 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 →10,055undergraduates · 14,399 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 18,102 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1210
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate965
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,549,633 $149,978 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,868,501
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $404,366
Cost
Full picture →$15,826net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,312
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Central Michigan 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,826 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 10,055Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 36 | $226k | — | 66% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 25 | 18 | $668k | — | 84% | |
| Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 19 | $786k | — | 81% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | 16 | $673k | — | 73% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 61 | 16 | $21M | 995 | 84% | |
| Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 61 | 22 | $341k | — | 71% | |
| Davenport University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 16 | $627k | — | 97% | |
| Grand Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 71 | 17 | $995k | — | 95% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 80 | 31 | $230k | — | 97% | |
| Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 87 | 24 | $198k | — | 76% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 93 | 30 | $252k | — | 83% | |
| Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 99 | 19 | $158k | — | 76% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2 over cap | 17 | $6.2M | $365,967 | 946 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York at cap | 15 | $4.3M | $284,235 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Akron 3 over cap | 18 | $3.3M | $181,025 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 1 | 14 | $3.2M | $226,226 | 980 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $187,599 | 970 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $185,641 | 990 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.5M | $149,978 | 965 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,907 | 955 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $148,478 | 976 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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