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Division I · Metro Conference

Iona University Men's Basketball

New Rochelle, NY · the Gaels · Iona University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$4.1M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$271,580
Per roster spot
median $196,319
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
953
APR
93% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Iona University fields a men's basketball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $4,073,711, above the median of $3M — $271,580 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 953, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,902,962 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,010 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$4.1M
Spend per player$271,580
Roster size15
Coaching staff9
APR953

Team budgets across the division

$620k$32M
this programevery Division I men's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1232
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap15 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
  • Team expenses$4,073,711 for the year
  • Operating expenses$746,560 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$271,580 division median $196,319
  • Academic Progress Rate953 multi-year; 872 latest
  • Players retained93% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,902,962 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,010 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$265,474 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Dan Geriot head coachHead Coachnot on file
Patrick WallaceAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Landry KosmalskiAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Kris SaulnyAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Pat BuckleyDirector of OperationsOn 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.
3,134undergraduates · 3,720 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
91%admitted · of 7,289 applicants
SAT middle 50%1055 – 1265
ACT middle 50%20 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
57%

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 Rate953
93% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$4,073,711 $271,581 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,902,962
Recruiting spend, men's
$265,474
$28,557net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$67,000
Average net price$28,557
Net price by family income
$0–30k$25,063
$30–48k$27,463
$48–75k$26,714
$75–110k$28,595
$110k and up$30,466
Tuition & fees
$45,880

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.93violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.93
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
40%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business222 · 40%
Psychology66 · 12%
Health professions & nursing53 · 9%
Criminal justice & protective services45 · 8%
Communication & journalism37 · 7%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Iona UniversitySarah Lawrence College · 3 miUniversity of Mount Saint Vincent · 6 miManhattan University · 6 miLehman College · 7 miFordham University · 7 miU.S. Merchant Marine Academy · 8 miMercy University · 8 miState University of New York Maritime College · 8 miManhattanville University · 8 miYeshiva University · 9 miPurchase College, State University of New York · 10 miThe City College of New York · 11 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference318$111k—59%
University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference623$103k—85%
Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference619$2.4M95778%
Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference717$54k—55%
Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference717$8.8M98556%
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference89$209k—32%
Mercy University Division II · East Coast Conference815$247k—85%
State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference818$82k—79%
Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference822$124k—85%
Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference919$149k—64%
Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference1017$128k—73%
The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference1114$19k—58%

Other men's basketball programs in the Metro Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Iona University at cap15$4.1M$271,580953vs
Siena University 3 over cap18$3.8M$213,730975vs
Fairfield University 3 over cap18$3.5M$196,106951vs
Quinnipiac University 1 over cap16$2.8M$173,672966vs
Niagara University room for 114$2.7M$195,837966vs
Mount St. Mary's University at cap15$2.7M$177,113949vs
Marist University at cap15$2.6M$175,292980vs
Manhattan University 4 over cap19$2.4M$126,955957vs
Rider University 1 over cap16$2.4M$149,687965vs
Merrimack College 2 over cap17$2.3M$135,845—vs
Saint Peter's University room for 213$2.2M$171,530970vs
Sacred Heart University 1 over cap16$2.2M$137,136954vs
Canisius University 1 over cap16$1.9M$118,639950vs

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