Point Loma Nazarene University Men's Basketball
Point Loma Nazarene University fields a men's basketball team in the Pacific West Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,113,928, well above the median of $642k — $69,620 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $1,384,374 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,731 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,113,928 for the year
- Operating expenses$203,701 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$69,620 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,384,374 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,731 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$40,991 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Downer head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Church of the Nazarene
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,113,928 $69,621 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,384,374
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $40,991
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $43,550
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Point Loma Nazarene 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of San Diego Division I · West Coast Conference | 5 | 21 | $5.3M | 975 | 47% | |
| University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference | 11 | 16 | $3.6M | — | 25% | |
| San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 11 | 17 | $9.1M | 975 | 34% | |
| California State University, San Marcos Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 29 | 16 | $554k | — | 96% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 72 | 16 | $801k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 73 | 16 | $4.2M | 955 | 26% | |
| Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 75 | 18 | $771k | — | 65% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 82 | 20 | $312k | — | 56% | |
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 84 | 15 | $3.8M | 988 | 74% | |
| University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference | 87 | 15 | $2.9M | 958 | 63% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 88 | 15 | $2.2M | 945 | 87% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 89 | 15 | $2.5M | 968 | 47% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Pacific West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Loma Nazarene University | 16 | $1.1M | $69,620 | — | vs | |
| Biola University | 17 | $940k | $55,296 | — | vs | |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | 16 | $884k | $55,245 | — | vs | |
| Chaminade University | 15 | $877k | $58,463 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Irvine | 16 | $801k | $50,058 | — | vs | |
| Vanguard University | 18 | $771k | $42,838 | — | vs | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | 16 | $715k | $44,669 | — | vs | |
| Westmont College | 14 | $699k | $49,938 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University of California | 16 | $662k | $41,348 | — | vs | |
| Jessup University | 16 | $535k | $33,417 | — | vs |
Every Pacific West Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked