Division I · Horizon League
University of Detroit Mercy Men's Basketball
Detroit, MI · the Titans · University of Detroit Mercy overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.1M
Team budget
51st percentile in Division I
$171,702
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
909
APR
90% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
University of Detroit Mercy fields a men's basketball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,090,652, about the median of $3M — $171,702 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 909, about the median of 967, with 90% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,131,126 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,052 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#178Team budgetof 362 · Division I#217Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#339APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,090,652 for the year
- Operating expenses$597,642 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$171,702 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate909 multi-year; 950 latest
- Players retained90% year to year
- Eligible92% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,131,126 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,052 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$46,297 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Montgomery head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Lamar Chapman | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| LaMonta Stone | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris MacMartin | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ian Jones | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach / Director Of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Collyn Richardson | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach / Video Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| AJ Bollis | Director of Men's 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 →3,352undergraduates · 5,528 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,750 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1260
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
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 Rate909
90% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,090,652 $171,703 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,131,126
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $46,297
Cost
Full picture →$17,987net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,300
Campus safety
Full picture →0.24violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →34%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Detroit Mercy
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 divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,987 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 34%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,352Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.24 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University (Michigan) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 5 | 15 | $1M | — | 82% | |
| Oakland University Division I · Horizon League | 18 | 15 | $2.9M | 952 | 70% | |
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 27 | 15 | $2.4M | 955 | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 32 | 16 | $14M | 990 | 18% | |
| University of Toledo Division I · Mid-American Conference | 58 | 14 | $3.2M | 980 | 95% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 59 | 28 | $156k | — | 68% | |
| Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 71 | 16 | $21M | 995 | 84% | |
| Bowling Green State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 76 | 14 | $2.6M | 970 | 81% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 83 | 30 | $252k | — | 83% | |
| Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 83 | — | — | — | 21% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 16 | $673k | — | 73% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 90 | 58 | $668k | — | 80% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.5M | $205,382 | 951 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 3 over cap | 18 | $3.1M | $171,702 | 909 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $181,268 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3 over cap | 18 | $2.9M | $159,974 | 983 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $190,320 | 952 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $176,451 | 985 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $173,757 | 980 | vs | |
| Wright State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $184,521 | 990 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $184,257 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 3 over cap | 18 | $2.5M | $139,987 | 985 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University at cap | 15 | $2.5M | $165,386 | 948 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $142,864 | 958 | vs |
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