Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Miami (Florida) Men's Basketball
Coral Gables, FL · the Hurricanes · University of Miami (Florida) overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$14M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$1,026,182
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
968
APR
96% of players retained
19%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
University of Miami (Florida) fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $14,366,552, well above the median of $3M — $1,026,182 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 968, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,056,171 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $44,048 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#35Team budgetof 362 · Division I#26Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#304Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#165APRof 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
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$14,366,552 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,338,654 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,026,182 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$11,056,171 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$44,048 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$5,481,010 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jai Lucas head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Erik Pastrana | Associate Coach | not on file |
| Charlton Young | Associate Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew Moran | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | not on file |
| Russell Springmann | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Riley Welch | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | not on file |
| Jeff Dyer | Director of Basketball Operations | not on file |
| Courtney Brooks | Director of Player Personnel | not on file |
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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 →12,883undergraduates · 19,593 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →19%admitted · of 48,286 applicants
SAT middle 50%1330 – 1470
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate968
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $14,366,552 $1,026,182 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $11,056,171
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $5,481,010
Cost
Full picture →$41,028net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,926
Campus safety
Full picture →0.69violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 17 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Miami (Florida)
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 program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions19% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,028 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 12,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.69 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida International University Division I · Conference USA | 6 | 16 | $2.8M | 976 | 59% | |
| Barry University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 12 | 17 | $664k | — | 59% | |
| Nova Southeastern University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 25 | 13 | $1.1M | — | 73% | |
| Florida Atlantic University Division I · American Conference | 46 | 15 | $4.8M | 990 | 73% | |
| Lynn University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 47 | 14 | $669k | — | 74% | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 69 | 18 | $672k | — | 88% | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 106 | 17 | $2.5M | 975 | 77% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University at cap | 15 | $32M | $2,124,573 | 958 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,046,162 | 971 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,045,955 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 4 over cap | 19 | $17M | $876,126 | 961 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 2 over cap | 17 | $16M | $937,429 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 2 over cap | 17 | $15M | $873,768 | 994 | vs | |
| Florida State University 1 over cap | 16 | $15M | $909,849 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 1 | 14 | $14M | $1,026,182 | 968 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 7 over cap | 22 | $14M | $640,997 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $779,135 | 989 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $767,947 | 959 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $740,749 | 975 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 15 | $12M | $800,930 | 970 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University at cap | 15 | $12M | $790,594 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $714,860 | 968 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $11M | $720,368 | 958 | vs | |
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $672,835 | 998 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at cap | 15 | $9.5M | $633,618 | 980 | vs |
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