Division I · American Conference
Temple University Men's Basketball
Philadelphia, PA · the Owls · Temple University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$6.8M
Team budget
74th percentile in Division I
$423,155
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
83%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Temple University fields a men's basketball team in the American 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 $6,770,488, well above the median of $3M — $423,155 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 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 1000, about the median of 967, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,339,753 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $34,319 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#96Team budgetof 362 · Division I#98Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#1APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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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$6,770,488 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,539,787 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$423,155 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$8,339,753 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,319 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$620,782 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Fisher head coach | Head Coach | 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
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 →21,720undergraduates · 30,205 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →83%admitted · of 36,399 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
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 Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,770,488 $423,156 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $8,339,753
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $620,782
Cost
Full picture →$29,641net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $21,991 in-state · $37,248 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.83violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 29 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Temple 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions83% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,641 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,720Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.83 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 2 | 14 | $676k | — | 86% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 2 | 14 | $3.1M | 980 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 3 | 16 | $2.4M | 987 | 6% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 3 | 16 | $148k | — | 78% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 16 | $3.8M | 971 | 86% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 4 | 14 | $4.6M | 975 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 8 | 20 | $207k | — | 79% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 8 | 17 | $144k | — | 13% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 8 | 16 | $269k | — | 79% | |
| Penn State University, Abington Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 21 | $103k | — | 92% | |
| Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 10 | 15 | $16M | 1000 | 25% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 17 | $477k | — | 74% |
Other men's basketball programs in the American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Memphis 1 over cap | 16 | $9.3M | $581,255 | 968 | vs | |
| University of South Florida 1 over cap | 16 | $8.6M | $535,462 | 959 | vs | |
| Temple University 1 over cap | 16 | $6.8M | $423,155 | 1000 | vs | |
| Wichita State University at cap | 15 | $6.8M | $450,378 | 965 | vs | |
| The University of Tulsa at cap | 15 | $6.4M | $423,674 | 971 | vs | |
| Tulane University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.6M | $351,365 | 966 | vs | |
| University of North Texas 2 over cap | 17 | $5M | $296,576 | 976 | vs | |
| Rice University 1 over cap | 16 | $5M | $313,821 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham 1 over cap | 16 | $5M | $312,726 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida Atlantic University at cap | 15 | $4.8M | $321,975 | 990 | vs | |
| East Carolina University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.3M | $268,013 | 935 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte at cap | 15 | $3.8M | $253,269 | 947 | vs | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $181,108 | 958 | vs |
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