Division I · Mid-American Conference
Eastern Michigan University Men's Basketball
Ypsilanti, MI · the Eagles · Eastern Michigan University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.4M
Team budget
33rd percentile in Division I
$160,907
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
955
APR
94% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Eastern Michigan University fields a men's basketball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,413,618, below the median of $3M — $160,907 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 955, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,654,376 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,910 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#243Team budgetof 362 · Division I#228Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#252APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,413,618 for the year
- Operating expenses$436,646 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$160,907 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate955 multi-year; 922 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,654,376 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,910 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,117,485 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Donlon head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Martin McGillan | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| John Bowler | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Vince Fritz | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Hassan Nizam | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Paxton Payne | Director of Player Development | 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 →11,129undergraduates · 13,324 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 20,351 applicants
SAT middle 50%910 – 1170
ACT middle 50%18 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate955
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,413,618 $160,908 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,654,376
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,117,485
Cost
Full picture →$17,388net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $16,260
Campus safety
Full picture →2.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 62 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 28 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Eastern 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,388 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,129Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.64 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 Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 16 | $14M | 990 | 18% | |
| University of Detroit Mercy Division I · Horizon League | 27 | 18 | $3.1M | 909 | 80% | |
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | 15 | $1M | — | 82% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 33 | 28 | $156k | — | 68% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 36 | 15 | $2.9M | 952 | 70% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 41 | 14 | $3.2M | 980 | 95% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 55 | 16 | $21M | 995 | 84% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 56 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 57 | 30 | $252k | — | 83% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 61 | 14 | $2.6M | 970 | 81% | |
| The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 68 | 31 | $230k | — | 97% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 82 | 58 | $668k | — | 80% |
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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