Division III · Empire 8
Russell Sage College Men's Basketball
Troy, NY · the Chomper the Gator · Russell Sage College overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$101k
Team budget
11th percentile in Division III
$6,327
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Russell Sage College fields a men's basketball team in the Empire 8 (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $101,243, well below the median of $198k — $6,327 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#356Team budgetof 400 · Division III#315Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#311Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$101,243 for the year
- Operating expenses$32,792 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,327 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$28,606 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Barnes head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,080undergraduates · 2,064 students in all
Women 76% Men 24%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →76%admitted · of 1,655 applicants
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $101,243 $6,328 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $28,606
Cost
Full picture →$23,588net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $36,756
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →44%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 12 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Russell Sage College
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,588 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 44%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,080Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 1 | 20 | $245k | — | 58% | |
| Siena University Division I · Metro Conference | 3 | 18 | $3.8M | 975 | 71% | |
| University at Albany Division I · America East Conference | 7 | 15 | $2.1M | 947 | 70% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 13 | 16 | $250k | — | 44% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25 | 17 | $260k | — | 10% | |
| Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League | 26 | 16 | $178k | — | 23% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 19 | $98k | — | 92% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 41 | 22 | $112k | — | 83% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 50 | 18 | $173k | — | 52% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | 15 | $143k | — | 81% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 64 | 17 | $6.2M | 946 | 58% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 65 | 14 | $362k | — | 10% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Empire 8
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Geneseo | 17 | $243k | $14,291 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York at Brockport | 18 | $241k | $13,382 | — | vs | |
| St. John Fisher University | 33 | $238k | $7,202 | — | vs | |
| Nazareth University | 17 | $223k | $13,093 | — | vs | |
| Utica University | 21 | $200k | $9,524 | — | vs | |
| Alfred University | 19 | $154k | $8,092 | — | vs | |
| Hartwick College | 15 | $152k | $10,129 | — | vs | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | 14 | $140k | $10,026 | — | vs | |
| Houghton University | 21 | $137k | $6,517 | — | vs | |
| Russell Sage College | 16 | $101k | $6,327 | — | vs | |
| Keuka College | 19 | $101k | $5,305 | — | vs | |
| Elmira College | 21 | $96k | $4,571 | — | vs |
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