Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Akron Men's Basketball
Akron, OH · the Zips · University of Akron overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.3M
Team budget
54th percentile in Division I
$181,025
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
941
APR
93% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Akron fields a men's basketball team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,258,454, about the median of $3M — $181,025 per roster spot, lower 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 941, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,326,668 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,817 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#169Team budgetof 362 · Division I#197Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#312APRof 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
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,258,454 for the year
- Operating expenses$664,203 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$181,025 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate941 multi-year; 920 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,326,668 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,817 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$240,369 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dustin Ford head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jay Shunnar | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Devan Morrow | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joshua Jones | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Todd May | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jordan Amati | Assistant 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 →11,452undergraduates · 13,518 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →71%admitted · of 14,982 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1190
ACT middle 50%18 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
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 Rate941
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,258,454 $181,025 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,326,668
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $240,369
Cost
Full picture →$15,292net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,799 in-state · $17,239 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Akron
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$15,292 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 11,452Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 16 | 26 | $639k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 19 | 21 | $558k | — | 76% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 24 | 23 | $373k | — | 80% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 25 | $128k | — | 93% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 27 | 19 | $234k | — | 77% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 22 | $276k | — | 81% | |
| The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 29 | 25 | $259k | — | 54% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association | 30 | 20 | $272k | — | 29% | |
| Cleveland State University Division I · Horizon League | 31 | 14 | $2.6M | 941 | 95% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 40 | 15 | $222k | — | 33% | |
| Ashland University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 45 | 20 | $734k | — | 81% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League | 45 | 16 | $2.3M | 958 | 80% |
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 |
Every Mid-American Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked