Division I · Metro Conference
Sacred Heart University Men's Basketball
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.2M
Team budget
24th percentile in Division I
$137,136
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
954
APR
94% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a men's basketball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,194,183, below the median of $3M — $137,136 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 954, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,791,350 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,577 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#276Team budgetof 362 · Division I#272Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#260APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,194,183 for the year
- Operating expenses$486,263 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$137,136 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate954 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,791,350 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,577 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$215,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Latina head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Steinway | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tom Barrett | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Donte Gittens | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeremy Kipness | Assistant Coach | 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 →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate954
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,194,183 $137,136 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,791,350
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $215,226
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 18 | $3.5M | 951 | 45% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 5 | 22 | $534k | — | 64% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 15 | 17 | $904k | — | 81% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | 21 | $264k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 17 | 15 | $730k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 16 | $2.1M | 992 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | 18 | $149k | — | 64% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 22 | 14 | $3.7M | 985 | 49% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 23 | 16 | $2.8M | 966 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 23 | 20 | $672k | — | — | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 27 | 17 | $128k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 22 | $124k | — | 85% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona University at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $271,580 | 953 | vs | |
| Siena University 3 over cap | 18 | $3.8M | $213,730 | 975 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 3 over cap | 18 | $3.5M | $196,106 | 951 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $173,672 | 966 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 1 | 14 | $2.7M | $195,837 | 966 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University at cap | 15 | $2.7M | $177,113 | 949 | vs | |
| Marist University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $175,292 | 980 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.4M | $126,955 | 957 | vs | |
| Rider University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $149,687 | 965 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $135,845 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 2 | 13 | $2.2M | $171,530 | 970 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.2M | $137,136 | 954 | vs | |
| Canisius University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $118,639 | 950 | vs |
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