Division I · Mid-American Conference
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Men's Basketball
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15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$4.3M
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$284,235
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
961
APR
93% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York fields a men's basketball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $4,263,532, above the median of $3M — $284,235 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 961, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,415,306 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,911 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#132Team budgetof 362 · Division I#124Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#208APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$4,263,532 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,228,210 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$284,235 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate961 multi-year; 982 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,415,306 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,911 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$503,371 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| George Halcovage III head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Hamlet Tibbs | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Raman Sposato | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jack Fitzpatrick | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Henry Lowe | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Voigt | Assistant Coach / Director of Basketball Operations | 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 →20,463undergraduates · 31,889 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 38,210 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1380
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate961
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,263,532 $284,235 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,415,306
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $503,371
Cost
Full picture →$20,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,782 in-state · $30,572 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 20,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 2 | 17 | $687k | — | 76% | |
| Canisius University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 16 | $1.9M | 950 | 82% | |
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 18 | $244k | — | 76% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 9 | 17 | $521k | — | 82% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 16 | 14 | $2.7M | 966 | 85% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 17 | 18 | $155k | — | 98% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 45 | 18 | $241k | — | 71% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 47 | 19 | $179k | — | 79% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 51 | 32 | $395k | — | 78% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 51 | 17 | $243k | — | 64% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 51 | 21 | $137k | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 57 | 17 | $273k | — | 71% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2 over cap | 17 | $6.2M | $365,967 | 946 | vs | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York at cap | 15 | $4.3M | $284,235 | 961 | vs | |
| University of Akron 3 over cap | 18 | $3.3M | $181,025 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 1 | 14 | $3.2M | $226,226 | 980 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $187,599 | 970 | vs | |
| Ball State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $185,641 | 990 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.5M | $149,978 | 965 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,907 | 955 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $148,478 | 976 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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