Merrimack College Men's Basketball
Merrimack College fields a men's basketball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,309,371, below the median of $3M — $135,845 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 school gave $9,697,148 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,318 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,309,371 for the year
- Operating expenses$437,064 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$135,845 division median $196,319
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,697,148 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,318 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$190,215 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Gallo head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Micky Burtnyk | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jimmy Langhurst | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Juvaris Hayes | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Mohr | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jared Czech | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,309,371 $135,845 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,697,148
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $190,215
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $51,786
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · America East Conference | 10 | 15 | $2.3M | 964 | 85% | |
| Gordon College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 21 | $189k | — | 59% | |
| Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England | 16 | 18 | $152k | — | 72% | |
| Salem State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | 13 | $47k | — | 96% | |
| Rivier University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | 16 | $134k | — | 82% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 18 | 19 | $298k | — | 10% | |
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 20 | 14 | $35k | — | 94% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 15 | $1.3M | — | 48% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 16 | $1.8M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 21 | 20 | $181k | — | 5% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 22 | 16 | $166k | — | 85% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 22 | 15 | $3.2M | 975 | 11% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona University at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $271,580 | 953 | vs | |
| Siena University 3 over cap | 18 | $3.8M | $213,730 | 975 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 3 over cap | 18 | $3.5M | $196,106 | 951 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $173,672 | 966 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 1 | 14 | $2.7M | $195,837 | 966 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University at cap | 15 | $2.7M | $177,113 | 949 | vs | |
| Marist University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $175,292 | 980 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.4M | $126,955 | 957 | vs | |
| Rider University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $149,687 | 965 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $135,845 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 2 | 13 | $2.2M | $171,530 | 970 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.2M | $137,136 | 954 | vs | |
| Canisius University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $118,639 | 950 | vs |
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