Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State University Men's Basketball
Normal, IL · the Redbirds · Illinois State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$3.2M
Team budget
52nd percentile in Division I
$211,144
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
961
APR
93% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Illinois State University fields a men's basketball team in the Missouri Valley 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 $3,167,173, about the median of $3M — $211,144 per roster spot, upper 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 961, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,291,310 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,003 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#175Team budgetof 362 · Division I#165Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#208APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
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$3,167,173 for the year
- Operating expenses$994,903 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$211,144 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate961 multi-year; 946 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,291,310 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,003 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$118,584 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Pedon head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mike Netti | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Julian Sullinger | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Justin Jennings | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jack Betz | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ethan Morton | Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,450undergraduates · 20,989 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 20,884 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1230
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
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 Rate961
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,167,173 $211,145 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,291,310
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $118,584
Cost
Full picture →$20,871net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,121 in-state · $23,479 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,871 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,450Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 1 | 21 | $332k | — | 45% | |
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | 27 | $135k | — | 88% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 16 | $3.9M | 995 | 77% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 46 | 22 | $243k | — | 54% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 14 | $21M | 948 | 44% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 63 | 15 | $550k | — | 84% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 78 | 16 | $203k | — | 71% | |
| Eastern Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 83 | 16 | $1.6M | 955 | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 85 | 23 | $231k | — | 75% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | 14 | $1.4M | 995 | 75% | |
| Lewis University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 89 | 19 | $771k | — | 73% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 91 | 21 | $105k | — | 87% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.3M | $267,528 | 1000 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 3 | 12 | $4.3M | $356,265 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 15 | $4M | $267,363 | 954 | vs | |
| Bradley University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.9M | $241,882 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $209,683 | 980 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.3M | $196,340 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 1 over cap | 16 | $3.2M | $200,801 | 966 | vs | |
| Illinois State University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $211,144 | 961 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $214,904 | 962 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 1 over cap | 16 | $3M | $185,873 | 976 | vs | |
| Murray State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $174,097 | 954 | vs |
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