Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
La Salle University Men's Basketball
Philadelphia, PA · the Explorers · La Salle University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.8M
Team budget
61st percentile in Division I
$239,535
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
971
APR
96% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
La Salle University fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,832,568, above the median of $3M — $239,535 per roster spot, upper half 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 971, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,917,320 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,684 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#143Team budgetof 362 · Division I#143Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#142APRof 362 · Division I
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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, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,832,568 for the year
- Operating expenses$936,493 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$239,535 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 944 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,917,320 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,684 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$81,986 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Darris Nichols head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Shane Nichols | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Colin Curtin | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| James Haring | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Safet Kastrat | Assistant Coach / General Manager | not on file |
| Andrew Lafond | Director of Basketball Operations / Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Joe Mihalich | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | 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 →2,426undergraduates · 3,554 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 4,845 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 58%
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 Rate971
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,832,568 $239,536 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,917,320
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $81,986
Cost
Full picture →$20,119net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $35,570
Campus safety
Full picture →0.95violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,119 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 2,426Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.95 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 4 | 20 | $207k | — | 79% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 4 | 16 | $6.8M | 1000 | 83% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 5 | 16 | $269k | — | 79% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 5 | 14 | $4.6M | 975 | 86% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 6 | 21 | $103k | — | 92% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 6 | 14 | $3.1M | 980 | 78% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 6 | 14 | $676k | — | 86% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 6 | 16 | $2.4M | 987 | 6% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 6 | 16 | $148k | — | 78% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | 17 | $144k | — | 13% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 9 | 17 | $477k | — | 74% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 15 | $16M | 1000 | 25% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dayton 2 over cap | 17 | $10M | $604,525 | 969 | vs | |
| Fordham University 2 over cap | 17 | $8.8M | $515,061 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island at cap | 15 | $7.9M | $523,813 | 984 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University room for 2 | 13 | $7.8M | $602,223 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Richmond 2 over cap | 17 | $7.5M | $440,461 | 970 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 1 over cap | 16 | $7.2M | $451,912 | 938 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago 2 over cap | 17 | $7M | $413,016 | 959 | vs | |
| George Washington University 1 over cap | 16 | $6.2M | $388,139 | 973 | vs | |
| Duquesne University 3 over cap | 18 | $6M | $334,007 | 945 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University at cap | 15 | $5.9M | $390,625 | 966 | vs | |
| George Mason University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.8M | $361,011 | 979 | vs | |
| Davidson College 2 over cap | 17 | $4.6M | $273,373 | 990 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 1 | 14 | $4.6M | $329,187 | 975 | vs | |
| La Salle University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.8M | $239,535 | 971 | vs |
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