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Trine University Men's Basketball

Angola, IN · the Thunder · Trine University overview
34
Roster
2024–25 season
$343k
Team budget
91st percentile in Division III
$10,090
Per roster spot
median $9,936
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Trine University fields a men's basketball team in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, well above the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $343,079, well above the median of $198k — $10,090 per roster spot, upper half 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).

Team budget$343k
Spend per player$10,090
Roster size34
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$19k$2.1M
this programevery Division III men's basketball program

Roster sizes

982
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster34 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$343,079 for the year
  • Operating expenses$75,524 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$10,090 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$74,210 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jon VanderWal head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
4,157undergraduates · 4,471 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
None
85%admitted · of 4,102 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
67%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$343,079 $10,091 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$74,210
$25,580net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$52,560
Average net price$25,580
Net price by family income
$0–30k$18,615
$30–48k$16,845
$48–75k$21,043
$75–110k$25,080
$110k and up$29,763
Tuition & fees
$35,600

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.79violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.79
Property0.14
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
32%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 15 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering155 · 32%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation78 · 16%
Business56 · 12%
Criminal justice & protective services36 · 7%
Engineering technologies35 · 7%

Research Trine University

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Trine UniversityHillsdale College · 28 miPurdue University Fort Wayne · 36 miAlbion College · 44 miAdrian College · 52 miWestern Michigan University · 55 miKalamazoo College · 55 miThe University of Olivet · 56 miManchester University · 58 miUniversity of Notre Dame · 64 miUniversity of Toledo · 72 miBowling Green State University · 73 miBluffton University · 77 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference28———21%
Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League3615$2.6M98586%
Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association4430$252k—83%
Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5228$156k—68%
Western Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference5516$2.4M97685%
Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5519$158k—76%
The University of Olivet Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association5631$230k—97%
Manchester University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference5823$178k—91%
University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference6417$13M98912%
University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference7214$3.2M98095%
Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference7314$2.6M97081%
Bluffton University Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference7728$118k—61%

Other men's basketball programs in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Trine University34$343k$10,090—vs
Calvin University22$341k$15,500—vs
Albion College30$252k$8,415—vs
The University of Olivet31$230k$7,429—vs
Alma College36$226k$6,278—vs
Hope College24$198k$8,261—vs
Kalamazoo College19$158k$8,328—vs
Adrian College28$156k$5,561—vs

Every Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked