Division I · Horizon League
Purdue University Fort Wayne Men's Basketball
Fort Wayne, IN · the Mastodons · Purdue University Fort Wayne overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.6M
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$176,451
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
985
APR
97% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Purdue University Fort Wayne fields a men's basketball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,646,771, below the median of $3M — $176,451 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 967, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,370,794 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,833 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#211Team budgetof 362 · Division I#205Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#61APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,646,771 for the year
- Operating expenses$546,641 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$176,451 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,370,794 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,833 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$106,074 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Coffman head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mike Wolf | Associate Head Coach - Director of Player Personnel | not on file |
| Ryan Sims | Associate Head Coach - Chief of Staff | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Ambrose | Assistant Coach - Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Dylan Parker | Assistant Coach - Director of Recruiting Operations | On file · sign in |
| Justin Brown | Assistant Coach - Director of Recruiting & Community Engagement | not 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.Campus
Full picture →8,110undergraduates · 8,874 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 6,466 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1190
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate985
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,646,771 $176,451 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,370,794
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $106,074
Cost
Full picture →$12,619net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,254 in-state · $22,220 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 25 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Purdue University Fort Wayne
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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$12,619 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,110Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | 23 | $178k | — | 91% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 36 | 34 | $343k | — | 85% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 62 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 65 | 28 | $118k | — | 61% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 65 | 14 | $2.6M | 990 | 72% | |
| Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 71 | 23 | $345k | — | 73% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 71 | 17 | $13M | 989 | 12% | |
| Anderson University (Indiana) Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 75 | 18 | $215k | — | 53% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 76 | 24 | $752k | — | 86% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 76 | 28 | $156k | — | 68% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 78 | 14 | $2.6M | 970 | 81% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 80 | 30 | $252k | — | 83% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.5M | $205,382 | 951 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 3 over cap | 18 | $3.1M | $171,702 | 909 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $181,268 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3 over cap | 18 | $2.9M | $159,974 | 983 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $190,320 | 952 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $176,451 | 985 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $173,757 | 980 | vs | |
| Wright State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $184,521 | 990 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $184,257 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 3 over cap | 18 | $2.5M | $139,987 | 985 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University at cap | 15 | $2.5M | $165,386 | 948 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $142,864 | 958 | vs |
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