Eastern University Men's Basketball
Eastern University fields a men's basketball team in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 36 players, well above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $170,648, below the median of $198k — $4,740 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster36 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$170,648 for the year
- Operating expenses$57,928 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,740 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$64,014 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Pruessner head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- American Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $170,648 $4,740 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $64,014
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,420
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Eastern 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 15 | $16M | 1000 | 25% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 5 | 17 | $144k | — | 13% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 16 | $269k | — | 79% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | 14 | $4.6M | 975 | 86% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 17 | $35k | — | 95% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 10 | 18 | $276k | — | 7% | |
| University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 17 | $37k | — | 78% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 11 | 18 | $70k | — | 78% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 11 | 16 | $377k | — | 87% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 11 | 20 | $207k | — | 79% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 12 | 16 | $3.8M | 971 | 86% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 12 | 14 | $3.1M | 980 | 78% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widener University | 19 | $194k | $10,195 | — | vs | |
| Stevenson University | 16 | $183k | $11,429 | — | vs | |
| Messiah University | 16 | $178k | $11,140 | — | vs | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | 19 | $177k | $9,316 | — | vs | |
| Hood College | 15 | $177k | $11,788 | — | vs | |
| Eastern University | 36 | $171k | $4,740 | — | vs | |
| Neumann University | 15 | $141k | $9,382 | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | 28 | $139k | $4,956 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 17 | $106k | $6,237 | — | vs |
Every Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked