Division I · America East Conference
New Jersey Institute of Technology Men's Basketball
Newark, NJ · the Highlanders · New Jersey Institute of Technology overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.6M
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$160,171
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
953
APR
94% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
New Jersey Institute of Technology fields a men's basketball team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,562,747, below the median of $3M — $160,171 per roster spot, lower 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 953, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,394,046 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,630 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#225Team budgetof 362 · Division I#232Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#269APRof 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, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,562,747 for the year
- Operating expenses$334,283 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$160,171 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate953 multi-year; 942 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,394,046 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,630 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$130,575 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Billmeier head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| RaShawn Stores | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pete Lappas | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Thomas Messinger | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Vincent Tamburro | 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 →9,523undergraduates · 13,007 students in all
Women 30% Men 70%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 13,993 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1470
ACT middle 50%25 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
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 Rate953
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,562,747 $160,172 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,394,046
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $130,575
Cost
Full picture →$16,736net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $19,022 in-state · $35,934 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.2violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research New Jersey Institute of Technology
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 divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,736 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,523Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 0 | 19 | $232k | — | 79% | |
| Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 4 | 17 | $9.8M | 985 | 79% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 5 | 16 | $233k | — | 77% | |
| Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 13 | $2.2M | 970 | 91% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 8 | 16 | $237k | — | 43% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 19 | $473k | — | 65% | |
| Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 8 | 21 | $261k | — | 87% | |
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 9 | 13 | $723k | — | 77% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 9 | 19 | $600k | — | 9% | |
| Felician University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 10 | 18 | $649k | — | 94% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 10 | 13 | $2M | 960 | 83% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 10 | 14 | $318k | — | — |
Other men's basketball programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vermont at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $196,250 | 991 | vs | |
| Bryant University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.7M | $142,442 | 960 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $160,171 | 953 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2 over cap | 17 | $2.5M | $149,930 | 980 | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $174,102 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $156,202 | 964 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $150,708 | 975 | vs | |
| University at Albany at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $137,783 | 947 | vs | |
| University of Maine 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $124,660 | 956 | vs |
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