University of Hawaii at Hilo Men's Basketball
University of Hawaii at Hilo fields a men's basketball team in the Pacific West Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 17, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $883,933, above the median of $642k — $55,245 per roster spot, top quarter of Division II men's basketball programs. The school gave $767,011 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,235 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 293 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$883,933 for the year
- Operating expenses$238,270 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$55,245 division median $37,568
- Athletic aid, men's teams$767,011 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,235 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$12,556 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaniela Aiona head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 II roster spots5,660 293 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 96 1.0% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division II; 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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $883,933 $55,246 per roster spot · top quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $767,011
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $12,556
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,838 in-state · $20,798 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Hawaii at Hilo
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.
Other men's basketball programs in the Pacific West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Loma Nazarene University | 16 | $1.1M | $69,620 | — | vs | |
| Biola University | 17 | $940k | $55,296 | — | vs | |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | 16 | $884k | $55,245 | — | vs | |
| Chaminade University | 15 | $877k | $58,463 | — | vs | |
| Concordia University Irvine | 16 | $801k | $50,058 | — | vs | |
| Vanguard University | 18 | $771k | $42,838 | — | vs | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | 16 | $715k | $44,669 | — | vs | |
| Westmont College | 14 | $699k | $49,938 | — | vs | |
| Dominican University of California | 16 | $662k | $41,348 | — | vs | |
| Jessup University | 16 | $535k | $33,417 | — | vs |
Every Pacific West Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked