Portland State University Men's Basketball
Portland State University fields a men's basketball team in the Big Sky Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,172,702, below the median of $3M — $155,193 per roster spot, lower half 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 956, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,981,576 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,982 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,172,702 for the year
- Operating expenses$565,826 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$155,193 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate956 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,981,576 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,982 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$173,920 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jase Coburn head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Dunn | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jamaal Williams | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Harmon | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gabe Palmquist-Clark | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Will Graves | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Charlie Fallon | Director of Player Development | 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 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,172,702 $155,193 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,981,576
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $173,920
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,617 in-state · $28,257 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Portland 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 1 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 4 | 18 | $181k | — | 75% | |
| University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference | 5 | 18 | $3.6M | 965 | 95% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 17 | $332k | — | 96% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 20 | 66 | $327k | — | 92% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 33 | 15 | $183k | — | 88% | |
| Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 53 | 16 | $688k | — | 99% | |
| Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 72 | 16 | $6.9M | 981 | 79% | |
| University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference | 103 | 18 | $14M | 959 | 85% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 106 | 14 | $974k | — | 76% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 113 | 17 | $229k | — | 81% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 121 | 17 | $171k | — | 76% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big Sky Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Montana 1 over cap | 16 | $3.5M | $218,655 | 970 | vs | |
| Montana State University-Bozeman 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $173,641 | 942 | vs | |
| Eastern Washington University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.2M | $139,593 | 980 | vs | |
| Weber State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.2M | $138,983 | 945 | vs | |
| Portland State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.2M | $155,193 | 956 | vs | |
| University of Northern Colorado 1 over cap | 16 | $2.1M | $132,843 | 954 | vs | |
| Utah Tech University room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $135,304 | — | vs | |
| Southern Utah University 6 over cap | 21 | $1.8M | $86,298 | 962 | vs | |
| University of Idaho 1 over cap | 16 | $1.6M | $101,714 | 937 | vs | |
| Northern Arizona University room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $114,473 | 934 | vs | |
| Idaho State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.4M | $89,254 | 955 | vs |
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