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Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference

Montclair State University Men's Basketball

Montclair, NJ · the Red Hawks · Montclair State University overview
21
Roster
2024–25 season
$261k
Team budget
78th percentile in Division III
$12,428
Per roster spot
median $9,936
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
87%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Montclair State University fields a men's basketball team in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 21 players, above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $261,007, above the median of $198k — $12,428 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$261k
Spend per player$12,428
Roster size21
Coaching staff4

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

  • Roster21 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$261,007 for the year
  • Operating expenses$64,603 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$12,428 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$215,021 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Justin Potts 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.
18,062undergraduates · 22,570 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
87%admitted · of 23,599 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1225
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
64%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
21on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$261,007 $12,429 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$215,021
$13,880net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$35,028
Sticker, out-of-state$44,388
Average net price$13,880
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,482
$30–48k$10,729
$48–75k$15,990
$75–110k$21,259
$110k and up$23,607
Tuition & fees
$14,766 in-state · $24,126 out

Campus safety

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0.51violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.51
Property0.43
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
10 over 2022–2024
21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business785 · 21%
Psychology471 · 12%
Visual & performing arts424 · 11%
Communication & journalism315 · 8%
Multidisciplinary studies203 · 5%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Montclair State UniversityCaldwell University · 4 miFelician University · 5 miWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey · 6 miNew Jersey Institute of Technology · 8 miRutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark · 8 miSeton Hall University · 9 miFairleigh Dickinson University, Florham · 9 miFairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus · 9 miSaint Peter's University · 11 miStevens Institute of Technology · 12 miJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice · 13 miKean University · 13 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference419$473k—65%
Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference518$649k—94%
William Paterson University of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference616$192k—93%
New Jersey Institute of Technology Division I · America East Conference816$2.6M95367%
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference819$232k—79%
Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference917$9.8M98579%
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom915$1.9M98596%
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference915$1.9M98596%
Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference1113$2.2M97091%
Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom1216$237k—43%
John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference1316$122k—57%
Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference1316$233k—77%

Other men's basketball programs in the New Jersey Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Ramapo College18$273k$15,194—vs
Montclair State University21$261k$12,428—vs
Rowan University16$259k$16,170—vs
Stockton University20$257k$12,863—vs
Kean University16$233k$14,550—vs
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark19$232k$12,209—vs
The College of New Jersey18$205k$11,375—vs
William Paterson University of New Jersey16$192k$11,992—vs
State University of New York at New Paltz14$157k$11,180—vs
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden16$148k$9,241—vs

Every New Jersey Athletic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked