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Division III · Northwest Conference

Linfield University Men's Basketball

McMinnville, OR · the Wildcats · Linfield University overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$183k
Team budget
45th percentile in Division III
$12,227
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
88%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Linfield University fields a men's basketball team in the Northwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $183,410, about the median of $198k — $12,227 per roster spot, upper half of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$183k
Spend per player$12,227
Roster size15
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$19k$2.1M
this programevery Division III men's basketball program

Roster sizes

982
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$183,410 for the year
  • Operating expenses$66,942 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$12,227 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$34,880 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Elijah Gurash head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,678undergraduates · 1,726 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
88%admitted · of 1,963 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
65%

Men's Basketball

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15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$183,410 $12,227 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$34,880
$31,462net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$66,990
Average net price$31,462
Net price by family income
$0–30k$24,625
$30–48k$23,985
$48–75k$21,378
$75–110k$28,268
$110k and up$32,957
Tuition & fees
$51,416

Campus safety

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1.56violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.56
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
48%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Health professions & nursing237 · 48%
Business60 · 12%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation47 · 9%
Biological sciences24 · 5%
Psychology23 · 5%

Research Linfield University

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Linfield UniversityGeorge Fox University · 13 miPacific University (Oregon) · 23 miWestern Oregon University · 24 miLewis & Clark College · 31 miPortland State University · 33 miWillamette University · 34 miUniversity of Portland · 34 miOregon State University · 44 miUniversity of Oregon · 80 miSaint Martin's University · 128 miPacific Lutheran University · 139 miUniversity of Puget Sound · 147 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference1317$332k—96%
Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference2366$327k—92%
Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference2416$688k—99%
Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference3118$181k—75%
Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference3314$2.2M95691%
Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference34———69%
University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference3418$3.6M96595%
Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference4416$6.9M98179%
University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference8018$14M95985%
Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference12814$974k—76%
Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference13917$229k—81%
University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference14717$171k—76%

Other men's basketball programs in the Northwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Whitman College19$350k$18,443—vs
George Fox University17$332k$19,544—vs
Pacific University (Oregon)66$327k$4,958—vs
Whitworth University17$326k$19,193—vs
Pacific Lutheran University17$229k$13,451—vs
Linfield University15$183k$12,227—vs
Lewis & Clark College18$181k$10,029—vs
University of Puget Sound17$171k$10,079—vs
Willamette University————vs

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