Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina State University Men's Basketball
Raleigh, NC · the Wolfpack · North Carolina State University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$12M
Team budget
83rd percentile in Division I
$790,594
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
954
APR
94% of players retained
40%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
North Carolina State University fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $11,858,910, well above the median of $3M — $790,594 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 954, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,539,922 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,897 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#61Team budgetof 362 · Division I#45Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#260APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$11,858,910 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,120,820 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$790,594 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate954 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,539,922 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,897 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,775,789 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Gainey head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Alvin Brooks III | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Riley Collins | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Driscoll | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Goins | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ognjen Vasiljevic | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bill Comar | Director of Operations | 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
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 →27,323undergraduates · 37,323 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →40%admitted · of 40,049 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1460
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate954
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $11,858,910 $790,594 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,539,922
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,775,789
Cost
Full picture →$14,860net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,895 in-state · $31,767 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research North Carolina State 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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions40% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,860 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,323Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 2 | 20 | $160k | — | 97% | |
| Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 2 | 17 | $534k | — | 30% | |
| North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 18 | 17 | $1.5M | 955 | 90% | |
| Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 15 | $32M | 958 | 7% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | 16 | $17M | 971 | 19% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 26 | 16 | $2.1M | 980 | 94% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 43 | 45 | $685k | — | 96% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 46 | 32 | $163k | — | 75% | |
| Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 51 | 13 | $549k | — | 80% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 51 | 16 | $3.3M | 995 | 67% | |
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 52 | 41 | $528k | — | 78% | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 53 | 18 | $198k | — | 78% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University at cap | 15 | $32M | $2,124,573 | 958 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,046,162 | 971 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,045,955 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 4 over cap | 19 | $17M | $876,126 | 961 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 2 over cap | 17 | $16M | $937,429 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 2 over cap | 17 | $15M | $873,768 | 994 | vs | |
| Florida State University 1 over cap | 16 | $15M | $909,849 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 1 | 14 | $14M | $1,026,182 | 968 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 7 over cap | 22 | $14M | $640,997 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $779,135 | 989 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $767,947 | 959 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $740,749 | 975 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 15 | $12M | $800,930 | 970 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University at cap | 15 | $12M | $790,594 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $714,860 | 968 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $11M | $720,368 | 958 | vs | |
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $672,835 | 998 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at cap | 15 | $9.5M | $633,618 | 980 | vs |
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