Division III · Northwest Conference
Pacific Lutheran University Men's Basketball
Tacoma, WA · the Lutes · Pacific Lutheran University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$229k
Team budget
64th percentile in Division III
$13,451
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Pacific Lutheran University fields a men's basketball team in the Northwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $228,675, above the median of $198k — $13,451 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).
#144Team budgetof 400 · Division III#106Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#259Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$228,675 for the year
- Operating expenses$77,484 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,451 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$14,923 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Murray head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →2,393undergraduates · 2,737 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 4,139 applicants
SAT middle 50%988 – 1258
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $228,675 $13,451 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $14,923
Cost
Full picture →$23,841net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $50,272
Campus safety
Full picture →4.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pacific Lutheran 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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,841 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,393Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.17 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 of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 8 | 17 | $171k | — | 76% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 19 | 14 | $974k | — | 76% | |
| Seattle University Division I · West Coast Conference | 33 | 16 | $3.4M | 964 | 76% | |
| Seattle Pacific University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 35 | 16 | $748k | — | 91% | |
| University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference | 36 | 16 | $12M | 1000 | 43% | |
| Central Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 90 | 16 | $726k | — | 90% | |
| University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference | 110 | 18 | $3.6M | 965 | 95% | |
| Western Washington University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 110 | 17 | $932k | — | 91% | |
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 112 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 113 | 14 | $2.2M | 956 | 91% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 117 | 66 | $327k | — | 92% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 118 | 18 | $181k | — | 75% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Northwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman College | 19 | $350k | $18,443 | — | vs | |
| George Fox University | 17 | $332k | $19,544 | — | vs | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) | 66 | $327k | $4,958 | — | vs | |
| Whitworth University | 17 | $326k | $19,193 | — | vs | |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 17 | $229k | $13,451 | — | vs | |
| Linfield University | 15 | $183k | $12,227 | — | vs | |
| Lewis & Clark College | 18 | $181k | $10,029 | — | vs | |
| University of Puget Sound | 17 | $171k | $10,079 | — | vs | |
| Willamette University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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