University of Portland Men's Basketball
University of Portland fields a men's basketball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $3,575,365, above the median of $3M — $198,631 per roster spot, upper 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 965, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,477,663 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,018 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$3,575,365 for the year
- Operating expenses$635,442 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$198,631 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 959 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,477,663 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,018 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$206,009 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shantay Legans 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 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $3,575,365 $198,631 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,477,663
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $206,009
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,900
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Portland
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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 4 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 5 | 14 | $2.2M | 956 | 91% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 9 | 18 | $181k | — | 75% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 19 | 66 | $327k | — | 92% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 22 | 17 | $332k | — | 96% | |
| Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference | 34 | 15 | $183k | — | 88% | |
| Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 56 | 16 | $688k | — | 99% | |
| Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 75 | 16 | $6.9M | 981 | 79% | |
| Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 102 | 14 | $974k | — | 76% | |
| University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference | 107 | 18 | $14M | 959 | 85% | |
| Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference | 110 | 17 | $229k | — | 81% | |
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 117 | 17 | $171k | — | 76% |
Other men's basketball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University at cap | 15 | $8.7M | $577,037 | 970 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California at cap | 15 | $8.3M | $553,209 | 990 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco at cap | 15 | $6.4M | $428,845 | 957 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University 1 over cap | 16 | $6M | $373,589 | 975 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 2 over cap | 17 | $5.6M | $328,844 | 960 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 6 over cap | 21 | $5.3M | $253,732 | 975 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific at cap | 15 | $4.2M | $280,235 | 945 | vs | |
| University of Denver at cap | 15 | $3.8M | $252,238 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Portland 3 over cap | 18 | $3.6M | $198,631 | 965 | vs | |
| Seattle University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $210,984 | 964 | vs |
Every West Coast Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked