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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Men's Basketball
New Brunswick, NJ · the Scarlet Knights · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$16M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$1,071,793
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
969
APR
96% of players retained
65%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $16,076,899, well above the median of $3M — $1,071,793 per roster spot, top 10% 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 969, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,653,780 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $29,112 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#23Team budgetof 362 · Division I#16Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#161APRof 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, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$16,076,899 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,665,686 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,071,793 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate969 multi-year; 941 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$13,653,780 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$29,112 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,038,136 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Pikiell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Brandin Knight | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| T.J Thompson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Marlon Williamson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jay Young | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Steve Hayn | Assistant Coach / Chief of Staff | On file · sign in |
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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
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 →36,588undergraduates · 50,617 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →65%admitted · of 43,347 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1480
ACT middle 50%28 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
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 Rate969
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $16,076,899 $1,071,793 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $13,653,780
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,038,136
Cost
Full picture →$19,052net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,239 in-state · $36,001 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 53 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 94 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
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 divisionAdmissions65% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,052 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 36,588Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League | 15 | 17 | $2.4M | 996 | 4% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | 16 | $233k | — | 77% | |
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 17 | 14 | $318k | — | — | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 18 | 24 | $166k | — | 69% | |
| Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 20 | 16 | $88k | — | 77% | |
| Seton Hall University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 20 | 17 | $9.8M | 985 | 79% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 20 | 13 | $2M | 960 | 83% | |
| Rider University Division I · Metro Conference | 22 | 16 | $2.4M | 965 | 79% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | 19 | $232k | — | 79% | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Division I · America East Conference | 22 | 16 | $2.6M | 953 | 67% | |
| The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 24 | 18 | $205k | — | 62% | |
| Caldwell University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 25 | 19 | $473k | — | 65% |
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