Division I · Big West Conference
University of California, Riverside Men's Basketball
Riverside, CA · the Highlanders · University of California, Riverside overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.9M
Team budget
47th percentile in Division I
$194,484
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
958
APR
94% of players retained
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Riverside fields a men's basketball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,917,272, about the median of $3M — $194,484 per roster spot, lower 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 958, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,773,392 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,852 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#191Team budgetof 362 · Division I#184Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#233APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,917,272 for the year
- Operating expenses$619,591 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$194,484 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate958 multi-year; 940 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,773,392 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,852 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$74,224 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gus Argenal head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tim Bross | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Blake Wetherington | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Reuben Williams | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Musselman | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Evan Oliver | Assistant Men's Basketball 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
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 →22,646undergraduates · 26,426 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 62,807 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 77%
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 Rate958
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,917,272 $194,485 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,773,392
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $74,224
Cost
Full picture →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,170 in-state · $44,947 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 44 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Riverside
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 divisionAdmissions63% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 22,646Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University Division I · Big West Conference | 6 | 15 | $3.8M | 988 | 74% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 11 | 31 | $459k | — | 81% | |
| California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 16 | $1.4M | — | 98% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 18 | $295k | — | 11% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 16 | $295k | — | 7% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 27 | 17 | $191k | — | 48% | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 29 | 17 | $786k | — | 74% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 33 | 20 | $312k | — | 56% | |
| California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference | 33 | 15 | $2.2M | 945 | 87% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 34 | 17 | $695k | — | 79% | |
| Concordia University Irvine Division II · Pacific West Conference | 35 | 16 | $801k | — | 60% | |
| University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference | 37 | 16 | $4.2M | 955 | 26% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 6 over cap | 21 | $4.6M | $218,284 | 952 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 16 | $4.2M | $265,500 | 955 | vs | |
| California Baptist University at cap | 15 | $3.8M | $255,798 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $3.6M | $227,101 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 4 over cap | 19 | $3M | $159,186 | 908 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $194,484 | 958 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University at cap | 15 | $2.5M | $169,425 | 968 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 6 over cap | 21 | $2.5M | $120,821 | 958 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,200 | 986 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $151,222 | 964 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 1 | 14 | $2.3M | $161,845 | 995 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $147,641 | 945 | vs |
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