Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Men's Basketball
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.5M
Team budget
57th percentile in Division I
$196,106
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
951
APR
93% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a men's basketball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,529,921, above the median of $3M — $196,106 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 3 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 951, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,296,710 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $17,537 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#157Team budgetof 362 · Division I#182Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#275APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,529,921 for the year
- Operating expenses$810,884 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$196,106 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate951 multi-year; 942 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,296,710 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,537 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$177,911 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Casey head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Casey | Head Coach | not on file |
| Glenn Braica | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Taj Benning | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Knezovic | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Scott | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chuck Asetta | 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 →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate951
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,529,921 $196,107 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,296,710
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $177,911
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 3 | 22 | $534k | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 16 | $2.2M | 954 | 68% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | 17 | $904k | — | 81% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | 14 | $3.7M | 985 | 49% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 21 | $264k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 15 | $730k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 16 | $2.1M | 992 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | 18 | $149k | — | 64% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 24 | 17 | $128k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 25 | 22 | $124k | — | 85% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 26 | 16 | $2.8M | 966 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 28 | 20 | $672k | — | — |
Other men's basketball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona University at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $271,580 | 953 | vs | |
| Siena University 3 over cap | 18 | $3.8M | $213,730 | 975 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 3 over cap | 18 | $3.5M | $196,106 | 951 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $173,672 | 966 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 1 | 14 | $2.7M | $195,837 | 966 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University at cap | 15 | $2.7M | $177,113 | 949 | vs | |
| Marist University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $175,292 | 980 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.4M | $126,955 | 957 | vs | |
| Rider University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $149,687 | 965 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $135,845 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 2 | 13 | $2.2M | $171,530 | 970 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.2M | $137,136 | 954 | vs | |
| Canisius University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $118,639 | 950 | vs |
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