Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference
University of California, Santa Cruz Men's Basketball
Santa Cruz, CA · the Banana Slugs · University of California, Santa Cruz overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$332k
Team budget
89th percentile in Division III
$22,166
Per roster spot
median $9,936
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of California, Santa Cruz fields a men's basketball team in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $332,497, well above the median of $198k — $22,166 per roster spot, top 10% 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).
#44Team budgetof 400 · Division III#26Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#352Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division III men's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division III roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$332,497 for the year
- Operating expenses$141,702 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,166 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$16,535 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Malone head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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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 →17,812undergraduates · 19,764 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →63%admitted · of 68,845 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $332,497 $22,166 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $16,535
Cost
Full picture →$16,526net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,560 in-state · $45,337 out
Campus safety
Full picture →2.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 117 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of California, Santa Cruz
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$16,526 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 17,812Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.76 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference | 25 | 16 | $6M | 975 | 44% | |
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 26 | 16 | $2.8M | 980 | 80% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 28 | 16 | $601k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | 16 | $11M | 998 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 32 | 15 | $554k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 46 | 17 | $945k | — | 97% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 55 | 16 | $495k | — | 96% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 58 | 15 | $6.4M | 957 | 51% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 58 | 15 | $8.3M | 990 | 89% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 62 | 22 | $14M | 960 | 12% | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 72 | 16 | $662k | — | 96% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Newport University | 21 | $500k | $23,787 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 15 | $332k | $22,166 | — | vs | |
| University of Mary Washington | 15 | $282k | $18,811 | — | vs | |
| Salisbury University | 13 | $237k | $18,197 | — | vs | |
| Johnson & Wales University Charlotte | 16 | $222k | $13,848 | — | vs | |
| Regent University | 16 | $143k | $8,953 | — | vs | |
| Warren Wilson College | 16 | $71k | $4,454 | — | vs |
Every Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked