Division I · Metro Conference
Siena University Men's Basketball
Loudonville, NY · the Saints · Siena University overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.8M
Team budget
61st percentile in Division I
$213,730
Per roster spot
median $196,319
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
975
APR
94% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Siena University fields a men's basketball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $3,847,143, above the median of $3M — $213,730 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 975, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,354,565 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,675 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#141Team budgetof 362 · Division I#162Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#113APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$3,847,143 for the year
- Operating expenses$632,163 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$213,730 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 961 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,354,565 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,675 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$114,251 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada Smith head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Blue | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shaun Morris | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lawrence Rowley | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kaden LeCapitaine | Director of Basketball Operations | On file · sign in |
| Brian Beaury | Special Assistant to the Head 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,497undergraduates · 3,623 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 8,992 applicants
SAT middle 50%1093 – 1360
ACT middle 50%26 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 76%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate975
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,847,143 $213,730 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,354,565
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $114,251
Cost
Full picture →$32,602net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $43,630
Campus safety
Full picture →3.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 29 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Siena University
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 program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions71% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,602 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,497Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.05 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Sage College Division III · Empire 8 | 3 | 16 | $101k | — | 76% | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League | 4 | 20 | $245k | — | 58% | |
| University at Albany Division I · America East Conference | 4 | 15 | $2.1M | 947 | 70% | |
| Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League | 11 | 16 | $250k | — | 44% | |
| Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League | 26 | 16 | $178k | — | 23% | |
| Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 28 | 17 | $260k | — | 10% | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | 19 | $98k | — | 92% | |
| State University of New York at Cobleskill Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 38 | 22 | $112k | — | 83% | |
| Bard College Division III · Liberty League | 49 | 18 | $173k | — | 52% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 15 | $143k | — | 81% | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference | 66 | 17 | $6.2M | 946 | 58% | |
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 67 | 14 | $362k | — | 10% |
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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