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Division I · Big Sky Conference

Portland State University Men's Basketball

Portland, OR · the Vikings · Portland State University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$2.2M
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$155,193
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
956
APR
96% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

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 budget$2.2M
Spend per player$155,193
Roster size14
Coaching staff6
APR956

Team budgets across the division

$620k$32M
this programevery Division I men's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1232
this programevery Division I roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Jase Coburn head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Matt DunnAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Jamaal WilliamsAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Mike HarmonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Gabe Palmquist-ClarkAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Will GravesAssistant Coachnot on file
Charlie FallonDirector of Player Developmentnot 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 I roster spots5,786 362 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
15,960undergraduates · 20,519 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
91%admitted · of 8,877 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
53%

Men's Basketball

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14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate956
96% of players kept year to year
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
$12,509net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$28,023
Sticker, out-of-state$46,923
Average net price$12,509
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,558
$30–48k$12,186
$48–75k$13,162
$75–110k$15,351
$110k and up$19,412
Tuition & fees
$10,617 in-state · $28,257 out

Campus safety

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0.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.57
Property3.06
In residence halls
12 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
9 over 2022–2024
17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business591 · 17%
Social sciences436 · 13%
Psychology389 · 11%
Health professions & nursing255 · 7%
Visual & performing arts208 · 6%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Portland State UniversityWillamette University · 1 miLewis & Clark College · 4 miUniversity of Portland · 5 miGeorge Fox University · 20 miPacific University (Oregon) · 20 miLinfield University · 33 miWestern Oregon University · 53 miOregon State University · 72 miUniversity of Oregon · 103 miSaint Martin's University · 106 miPacific Lutheran University · 113 miUniversity of Puget Sound · 121 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference1———69%
Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference418$181k—75%
University of Portland Division I · West Coast Conference518$3.6M96595%
George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference2017$332k—96%
Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference2066$327k—92%
Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference3315$183k—88%
Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference5316$688k—99%
Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference7216$6.9M98179%
University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference10318$14M95985%
Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference10614$974k—76%
Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference11317$229k—81%
University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference12117$171k—76%

Other men's basketball programs in the Big Sky Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Montana 1 over cap16$3.5M$218,655970vs
Montana State University-Bozeman 1 over cap16$2.8M$173,641942vs
Eastern Washington University 1 over cap16$2.2M$139,593980vs
Weber State University 1 over cap16$2.2M$138,983945vs
Portland State University room for 114$2.2M$155,193956vs
University of Northern Colorado 1 over cap16$2.1M$132,843954vs
Utah Tech University room for 114$1.9M$135,304—vs
Southern Utah University 6 over cap21$1.8M$86,298962vs
University of Idaho 1 over cap16$1.6M$101,714937vs
Northern Arizona University room for 114$1.6M$114,473934vs
Idaho State University 1 over cap16$1.4M$89,254955vs

Every Big Sky Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked