Division I · The Ivy League
Harvard University Men's Basketball
Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.8M
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$110,773
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
99% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Harvard University fields a men's basketball team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,772,373, well below the median of $3M — $110,773 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 1000, about the median of 967, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#306Team budgetof 362 · Division I#310Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#1APRof 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, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,772,373 for the year
- Operating expenses$348,882 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$110,773 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,373,131 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Amaker head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; 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 →9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →3%admitted · of 56,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
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 Rate1000
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,772,373 $110,773 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,373,131
Cost
Full picture →$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Harvard 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions3% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 0 | 14 | $35k | — | 94% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 20 | $181k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 15 | $3.2M | 975 | 11% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | 19 | $298k | — | 10% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 2 | 17 | $100k | — | 81% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 3 | 13 | $3.7M | 986 | 6% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 17 | $177k | — | 85% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 19 | $196k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 16 | $166k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 15 | $11M | 958 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | 15 | $1.3M | — | 48% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 17 | $177k | — | 83% |
Other men's basketball programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.4M | $143,844 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $147,326 | 987 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College 3 over cap | 18 | $2.2M | $120,532 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.1M | $131,352 | 992 | vs | |
| Brown University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $119,985 | 996 | vs | |
| Harvard University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $110,773 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.5M | $76,155 | 993 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $88,607 | 1000 | vs |
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