Division I · Horizon League
Cleveland State University Men's Basketball
Cleveland, OH · the Vikings · Cleveland State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2.6M
Team budget
39th percentile in Division I
$184,257
Per roster spot
median $196,319
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
941
APR
90% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Cleveland State University fields a men's basketball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $2,579,603, below the median of $3M — $184,257 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 941, about the median of 967, with 90% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,469,351 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,117 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#222Team budgetof 362 · Division I#194Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#312APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$2,579,603 for the year
- Operating expenses$557,537 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$184,257 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate941 multi-year; 898 latest
- Players retained90% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,469,351 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,117 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$133,973 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Summers head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Frank Young | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Hunter | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Casey Perrin | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dalon King | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tre Gomillion | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Danny Karliak | Director of Basketball Operations | 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 →9,463undergraduates · 14,117 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →95%admitted · of 10,274 applicants
ACT middle 50%17 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate941
90% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,579,603 $184,257 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,469,351
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $133,973
Cost
Full picture →$16,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,613 in-state · $17,973 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cleveland 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions95% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,307 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 3 | 20 | $272k | — | 29% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 7 | 22 | $276k | — | 81% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 13 | 19 | $234k | — | 77% | |
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 26 | 26 | $523k | — | 64% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 31 | 25 | $128k | — | 93% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 31 | 18 | $3.3M | 941 | 71% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 32 | 15 | $222k | — | 33% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 46 | 26 | $639k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 49 | 21 | $558k | — | 76% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 25 | $259k | — | 54% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 51 | 23 | $373k | — | 80% | |
| Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 51 | — | — | — | — |
Other men's basketball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.5M | $205,382 | 951 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 3 over cap | 18 | $3.1M | $171,702 | 909 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $181,268 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3 over cap | 18 | $2.9M | $159,974 | 983 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $190,320 | 952 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $176,451 | 985 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $173,757 | 980 | vs | |
| Wright State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $184,521 | 990 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $184,257 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 3 over cap | 18 | $2.5M | $139,987 | 985 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University at cap | 15 | $2.5M | $165,386 | 948 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $142,864 | 958 | vs |
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