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Division I · West Coast Conference

University of Portland Men's Basketball

Portland, OR · the Pilots · University of Portland overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.6M
Team budget
58th percentile in Division I
$198,631
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
965
APR
94% of players retained
95%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

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 budget$3.6M
Spend per player$198,631
Roster size18
Coaching staff5
APR965

Team budgets across the division

$620k$32M
this programevery Division I men's basketball program

Roster sizes (cap 15)

1232
this programevery Division I roster

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

NameTitleEmail
Shantay Legans head coachHead Coachnot 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.
3,136undergraduates · 3,457 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
95%admitted · of 9,041 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1356
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
80%

Men's Basketball

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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 Rate965
94% of players kept year to year
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
$34,951net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$74,700
Average net price$34,951
Net price by family income
$0–30k$24,994
$30–48k$28,283
$48–75k$32,078
$75–110k$40,001
$110k and up$43,754
Tuition & fees
$54,900

Campus safety

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0.91violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.91
Property2.64
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
31%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing234 · 31%
Business113 · 15%
Engineering79 · 10%
Biological sciences66 · 9%
Psychology51 · 7%

Research University of Portland

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

University of PortlandWillamette University · 4 miPortland State University · 5 miLewis & Clark College · 9 miPacific University (Oregon) · 19 miGeorge Fox University · 22 miLinfield University · 34 miWestern Oregon University · 56 miOregon State University · 75 miSaint Martin's University · 102 miUniversity of Oregon · 107 miPacific Lutheran University · 110 miUniversity of Puget Sound · 117 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference4———69%
Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference514$2.2M95691%
Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference918$181k—75%
Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference1966$327k—92%
George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference2217$332k—96%
Linfield University Division III · Northwest Conference3415$183k—88%
Western Oregon University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference5616$688k—99%
Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference7516$6.9M98179%
Saint Martin's University Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference10214$974k—76%
University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference10718$14M95985%
Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference11017$229k—81%
University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference11717$171k—76%

Other men's basketball programs in the West Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Loyola Marymount University at cap15$8.7M$577,037970vs
Saint Mary's College of California at cap15$8.3M$553,209990vs
University of San Francisco at cap15$6.4M$428,845957vs
Santa Clara University 1 over cap16$6M$373,589975vs
Pepperdine University 2 over cap17$5.6M$328,844960vs
University of San Diego 6 over cap21$5.3M$253,732975vs
University of the Pacific at cap15$4.2M$280,235945vs
University of Denver at cap15$3.8M$252,238975vs
University of Portland 3 over cap18$3.6M$198,631965vs
Seattle University 1 over cap16$3.4M$210,984964vs

Every West Coast Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked