Division I · Northeast Conference
Chicago State University Men's Basketball
Chicago, IL · the Cougars · Chicago State University overview
19
Roster
4 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
7th percentile in Division I
$71,366
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
915
APR
90% of players retained
41%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Chicago State University fields a men's basketball team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,355,956, well below the median of $3M — $71,366 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 4 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 915, about the median of 967, with 90% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,026,261 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,624 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#337Team budgetof 362 · Division I#347Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#18Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#338APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 4 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,355,956 for the year
- Operating expenses$110,020 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$71,366 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate915 multi-year; 813 latest
- Players retained90% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,026,261 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,624 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$0 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Landon Bussie head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ben Mandelbaum | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Torrence Johnson | Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adam Schwartz | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →1,495undergraduates · 2,324 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →41%admitted · of 9,458 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 17%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1519
4 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate915
90% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,355,956 $71,366 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,026,261
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $0
Cost
Full picture →$9,852net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,754
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in psychology · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions41% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$9,852 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsPsychology · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,495Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 5 | 18 | $623k | — | 5% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 8 | 17 | $148k | — | 55% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 11 | 15 | $4M | 954 | 79% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 11 | 16 | $685k | — | 94% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 11 | 14 | $13M | 968 | 74% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | 15 | $476k | — | 71% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 16 | 26 | $198k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | 20 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 18 | 27 | $292k | — | 73% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 20 | 17 | $7M | 959 | 81% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 21 | 19 | $266k | — | 76% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 23 | 14 | $15M | 1000 | 7% |
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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