Tufts University Men's Basketball
Tufts University fields a men's basketball team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $298,411, well above the median of $198k — $15,705 per roster spot, top quarter 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$298,411 for the year
- Operating expenses$76,205 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,705 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$94,184 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Linton head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- 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
General NCAA rule for Division III; 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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 93%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $298,411 $15,706 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $94,184
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,844
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Tufts 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley University Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 2 | 14 | $35k | — | 94% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 16 | $1.8M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 4 | 20 | $181k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 4 | 15 | $3.2M | 975 | 11% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 5 | 16 | $166k | — | 85% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 5 | 19 | $196k | — | 47% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 5 | 17 | $100k | — | 81% | |
| Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 5 | 13 | $3.7M | 986 | 6% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 5 | 17 | $177k | — | 85% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 15 | $1.3M | — | 48% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 6 | 15 | $11M | 958 | 16% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 8 | 17 | $177k | — | 83% |
Other men's basketball programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 18 | $460k | $25,543 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 19 | $434k | $22,817 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 17 | $431k | $25,369 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 18 | $393k | $21,853 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 14 | $362k | $25,886 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 17 | $336k | $19,790 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 16 | $302k | $18,872 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 19 | $298k | $15,705 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 18 | $266k | $14,770 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 17 | $260k | $15,298 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every New England Small College Athletic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked