Division I · Patriot League
College of the Holy Cross Men's Basketball
Worcester, MA · the Crusaders · College of the Holy Cross overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.8M
Team budget
45th percentile in Division I
$174,981
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
21%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
College of the Holy Cross fields a men's basketball team in the Patriot League (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 $2,799,702, about the median of $3M — $174,981 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 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 986, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,245,632 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,202 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#200Team budgetof 362 · Division I#207Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#57APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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$2,799,702 for the year
- Operating expenses$561,783 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$174,981 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,245,632 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,202 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$441,418 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Paulsen head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ted Rawlings | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| DeVon Price | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Colin Richey | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brady Antonopoulos | Assistant Coach / Director of 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 →3,035undergraduates · 3,035 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →21%admitted · of 8,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1420
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
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 Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,799,702 $174,981 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,245,632
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $441,418
Cost
Full picture →$35,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,850
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research College of the Holy Cross
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 divisionAdmissions21% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,035Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 17 | $228k | — | 42% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 18 | $342k | — | 58% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 22 | $56k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 4 | 19 | $769k | — | 87% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 15 | 18 | $169k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | 23 | $79k | — | 85% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 23 | 24 | $144k | — | 74% | |
| Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 18 | $68k | — | 90% | |
| Bryant University Division I · America East Conference | 26 | 19 | $2.7M | 960 | 66% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 27 | 20 | $107k | — | 89% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 28 | 20 | $341k | — | 20% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 29 | 18 | $423k | — | 35% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $214,024 | 975 | vs | |
| Colgate University at cap | 15 | $3M | $199,916 | 990 | vs | |
| Bucknell University at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $196,319 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $174,981 | 986 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 1 | 14 | $2.5M | $176,579 | 989 | vs | |
| Lehigh University at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $150,155 | 960 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland 1 over cap | 16 | $2.1M | $133,165 | 990 | vs | |
| American University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.1M | $109,770 | 985 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 974 | vs |
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