Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Pittsburgh Men's Basketball
Pittsburgh, PA · the Panthers · University of Pittsburgh overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$11M
Team budget
82nd percentile in Division I
$714,860
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
968
APR
98% of players retained
50%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Pittsburgh fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $11,437,769, well above the median of $3M — $714,860 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 968, about the median of 967, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,887,217 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $34,656 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#65Team budgetof 362 · Division I#64Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster 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)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$11,437,769 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,466,967 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$714,860 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 951 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$11,887,217 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$34,656 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,381,007 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Capel head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Milan Brown | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ricardo Greer | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Cieplicki | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Billy Hubly | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ronald Ramón | Assistant 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →25,171undergraduates · 34,525 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →50%admitted · of 58,416 applicants
SAT middle 50%1270 – 1450
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate968
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $11,437,769 $714,861 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $11,887,217
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,381,007
Cost
Full picture →$24,338net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $21,524 in-state · $39,890 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Pittsburgh
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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions50% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,338 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 25,171Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association | 1 | 18 | $317k | — | 11% | |
| Carlow University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 1 | 17 | $170k | — | 87% | |
| Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 21 | $155k | — | 70% | |
| Duquesne University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 2 | 18 | $6M | 945 | 79% | |
| Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 3 | 43 | $611k | — | 98% | |
| La Roche University Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 9 | 20 | $86k | — | 78% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League | 15 | 15 | $2.5M | 948 | 91% | |
| Seton Hill University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 23 | $629k | — | 76% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 24 | 19 | $144k | — | 82% | |
| University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 25 | 15 | $84k | — | 98% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 49 | $1.5M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 26 | 49 | $1.5M | — | 94% |
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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