Division I · Big Ten Conference
Pennsylvania State University Men's Basketball
University Park, PA · the Nittany Lions · Pennsylvania State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$14M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$1,031,039
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
948
APR
95% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania State University fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $14,434,548, well above the median of $3M — $1,031,039 per roster spot, top 10% 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 948, about the median of 967, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,065,058 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,310 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#34Team budgetof 362 · Division I#25Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#287APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$14,434,548 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,231,759 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,031,039 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate948 multi-year; 920 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,065,058 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,310 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,707,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Rhoades head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brent Scott | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Talor Battle | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dwayne Stephens | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Clay Conner | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jake Szczecina | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Alex Grumer | Assistant 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 →42,223undergraduates · 50,399 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 85,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate948
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $14,434,548 $1,031,039 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,065,058
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,707,691
Cost
Full picture →$27,450net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pennsylvania 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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,450 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 42,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 22 | $268k | — | 72% | |
| Penn State University, Altoona Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 34 | 17 | $125k | — | 97% | |
| Mount Aloysius College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 45 | 18 | $90k | — | 90% | |
| Saint Francis University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 45 | 20 | $2.1M | 985 | 77% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 16 | $239k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 15 | $2.9M | 1000 | 32% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · United East Conference | 53 | 23 | $186k | — | — | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 18 | $235k | — | 43% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 54 | 14 | $529k | — | 86% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 17 | $194k | — | 68% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 60 | 9 | $126k | — | 90% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 63 | 16 | $545k | — | 96% |
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