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Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Northern Michigan University Men's Basketball

Marquette, MI · the Wildcats · Northern Michigan University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.2M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division II
$72,065
Per roster spot
median $37,568
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Northern Michigan University fields a men's basketball team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,225,113, well above the median of $642k — $72,065 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $2,601,540 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $12,447 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's basketball programs

Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$72,065
Roster size17
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$56k$2.2M
this programevery Division II men's basketball program

Roster sizes

1261
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster17 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,225,113 for the year
  • Operating expenses$234,568 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$72,065 division median $37,568
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,601,540 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$12,447 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$191,900 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Keil Ganz head coachHead Coachnot 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 II roster spots5,660 293 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 96 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
6,584undergraduates · 7,197 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
70%admitted · of 6,922 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
53%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$1,225,113 $72,065 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,601,540
Recruiting spend, men's
$191,900
$17,937net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,924
Sticker, out-of-state$34,420
Average net price$17,937
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,098
$30–48k$11,494
$48–75k$15,948
$75–110k$20,616
$110k and up$22,762
Tuition & fees
$13,622 in-state · $19,244 out

Campus safety

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1.98violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.98
Property0.36
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
7 over 2022–2024
14%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 28 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing165 · 14%
Business153 · 13%
Biological sciences118 · 10%
Education115 · 10%
Natural resources & conservation81 · 7%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Northern Michigan UniversityMichigan Technological University · 66 miUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay · 142 miLake Superior State University · 145 miSt. Norbert College · 150 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Michigan Technological University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6617$929k—88%
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Division I · Horizon League14218$2.5M98588%
Lake Superior State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference14518$917k—68%
St. Norbert College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference15018$278k—92%

Other men's basketball programs in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Northern Michigan University17$1.2M$72,065—vs
Wayne State University (Michigan)15$1M$67,386—vs
Grand Valley State University17$995k$58,524—vs
Michigan Technological University17$929k$54,651—vs
Lake Superior State University18$917k$50,965—vs
Ferris State University19$786k$41,369—vs
Roosevelt University16$685k$42,789—vs
Saginaw Valley State University16$673k$42,067—vs
Davenport University16$627k$39,163—vs
University of Wisconsin-Parkside17$497k$29,224—vs
Purdue University Northwest15$476k$31,705—vs

Every Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked