Division I · Metro Conference
Niagara University Men's Basketball
Niagara University, NY · the Purple Eagles · Niagara University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2.7M
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$195,837
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
966
APR
94% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Niagara University fields a men's basketball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,741,726, about the median of $3M — $195,837 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 966, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,976,260 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,201 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#207Team budgetof 362 · Division I#183Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#178APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,741,726 for the year
- Operating expenses$662,021 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$195,837 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate966 multi-year; 923 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,976,260 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,201 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$91,523 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Paulus head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Buchanan | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Will Holland | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Presutti | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Charles Chigeru | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →2,747undergraduates · 4,221 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →85%admitted · of 4,148 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1240
ACT middle 50%23 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate966
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,741,726 $195,838 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,976,260
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $91,523
Cost
Full picture →$17,495net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,135
Campus safety
Full picture →1.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →36%of bachelor's degrees in education · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Niagara 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,495 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 36%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,747Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 16 | 15 | $4.3M | 961 | 69% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 16 | 18 | $244k | — | 76% | |
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 17 | $687k | — | 76% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | 16 | $1.9M | 950 | 82% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 18 | 17 | $521k | — | 82% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 29 | 18 | $155k | — | 98% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 50 | 19 | $179k | — | 79% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 55 | 18 | $241k | — | 71% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 62 | 32 | $395k | — | 78% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | 17 | $243k | — | 64% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | 21 | $137k | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 69 | 17 | $273k | — | 71% |
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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