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Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom

DeSales University Men's Basketball

Center Valley, PA · the Bulldogs · DeSales University overview
20
Roster
2024–25 season
$159k
Team budget
34th percentile in Division III
$7,968
Per roster spot
median $9,936
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
79%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

DeSales University fields a men's basketball team in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $159,377, below the median of $198k — $7,968 per roster spot, lower half of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$159k
Spend per player$7,968
Roster size20
Coaching staff5

Team budgets across the division

$19k$2.1M
this programevery Division III men's basketball program

Roster sizes

982
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster20 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
  • Team expenses$159,377 for the year
  • Operating expenses$46,820 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$7,968 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$25,373 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Scott Coval head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
2,149undergraduates · 2,919 students in all
Women 66% Men 34%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
79%admitted · of 3,636 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1290
ACT middle 50%24 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
71%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$159,377 $7,969 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$25,373
$30,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$64,916
Average net price$30,524
Net price by family income
$0–30k$22,193
$30–48k$23,265
$48–75k$25,683
$75–110k$30,277
$110k and up$33,532
Tuition & fees
$44,800

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.11
Property0.11
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
30%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing149 · 30%
Business107 · 21%
Visual & performing arts42 · 8%
Biological sciences34 · 7%
Psychology33 · 7%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

DeSales UniversityLehigh University · 5 miMoravian University · 6 miMuhlenberg College · 8 miLafayette College · 14 miDelaware Valley University · 20 miKutztown University of Pennsylvania · 22 miUrsinus College · 24 miGwynedd Mercy University · 25 miUniversity of Valley Forge · 30 miAlbright College · 31 miChestnut Hill College · 32 miPenn State University, Abington · 32 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League515$2.3M96029%
Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference621$227k—54%
Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference822$164k—64%
Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League1414$2.5M98931%
Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom2016$150k—92%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference2216$523k—95%
Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference2416$377k—87%
Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference2517$98k—94%
University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference3017$37k—78%
Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth3117$106k—86%
Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference3216$269k—79%
Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference3221$103k—92%

Other men's basketball programs in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham15$1.9M$124,811985vs
Stevens Institute of Technology16$237k$14,792—vs
Arcadia University20$207k$10,327—vs
Lebanon Valley College18$194k$10,772—vs
Marywood University20$165k$8,242—vs
DeSales University20$159k$7,968—vs
Delaware Valley University16$150k$9,353—vs
King's College (Pennsylvania)15$144k$9,573—vs
Misericordia University32$133k$4,167—vs

Every Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked