Division I · Patriot League
Lehigh University Men's Basketball
Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.3M
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$150,155
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
960
APR
98% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lehigh University fields a men's basketball team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,252,333, below the median of $3M — $150,155 per roster spot, lower 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 960, about the median of 967, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,205,275 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,098 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#264Team budgetof 362 · Division I#243Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#214APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,252,333 for the year
- Operating expenses$332,380 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$150,155 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 909 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,205,275 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,098 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$332,661 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Reed head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Manny Adako | Associate Coach | not on file |
| Brian Kennedy | Associate Coach | On file · sign in |
| Patrick Frost | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luke Yoder | Director of Basketball Operations | 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 →5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
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 Rate960
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,252,333 $150,156 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,205,275
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $332,661
Cost
Full picture →$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lehigh 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 2 | 21 | $227k | — | 54% | |
| DeSales University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 5 | 20 | $159k | — | 79% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 22 | $164k | — | 64% | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 14 | $2.5M | 989 | 31% | |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 22 | 16 | $523k | — | 95% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 24 | 16 | $150k | — | 92% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 16 | $377k | — | 87% | |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 17 | $746k | — | 93% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 29 | 17 | $98k | — | 94% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 33 | 17 | $106k | — | 86% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 33 | 17 | $85k | — | 97% | |
| University of Valley Forge Division III · United East Conference | 35 | 17 | $37k | — | 78% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $214,024 | 975 | vs | |
| Colgate University at cap | 15 | $3M | $199,916 | 990 | vs | |
| Bucknell University at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $196,319 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $174,981 | 986 | vs | |
| Lafayette College room for 1 | 14 | $2.5M | $176,579 | 989 | vs | |
| Lehigh University at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $150,155 | 960 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland 1 over cap | 16 | $2.1M | $133,165 | 990 | vs | |
| American University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.1M | $109,770 | 985 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 974 | vs |
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