Division I · America East Conference
University of Vermont Men's Basketball
Burlington, VT · the Catamounts · University of Vermont overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.9M
Team budget
48th percentile in Division I
$196,250
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
991
APR
98% of players retained
60%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Vermont fields a men's basketball team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,943,757, about the median of $3M — $196,250 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 991, about the median of 967, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,455,030 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $13,820 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#190Team budgetof 362 · Division I#181Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#34APRof 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
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,943,757 for the year
- Operating expenses$436,294 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$196,250 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate991 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,455,030 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,820 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$194,291 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Becker head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Ryan Schneider | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nathan Johnson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Derryk O'Grady | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Braeden Estes | 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
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 →12,168undergraduates · 14,320 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →60%admitted · of 28,236 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1420
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate991
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,943,757 $196,250 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,455,030
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $194,291
Cost
Full picture →$22,062net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $18,890 in-state · $43,890 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 25 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →11%of bachelor's degrees in natural resources & conservation · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Vermont
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 program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions60% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,062 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsNatural resources & conservation · 11%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 12,168Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael's College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 2 | 16 | $929k | — | 92% | |
| Plattsburgh State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 20 | 18 | $218k | — | 75% | |
| Norwich University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 35 | 18 | $225k | — | 74% | |
| Vermont State University Castleton Division III · Little East Conference | 47 | 68 | $488k | — | 83% | |
| Vermont State University-Johnson Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 47 | 68 | $488k | — | 83% | |
| Vermont State University Lyndon Division III · North Atlantic Conference | 47 | 68 | $488k | — | 83% | |
| Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League | 70 | 15 | $1.3M | 1000 | 6% | |
| State University of New York at Potsdam Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 88 | 16 | $193k | — | 85% | |
| Clarkson University Division III · Liberty League | 90 | 16 | $152k | — | 77% | |
| Plymouth State University Division III · Little East Conference | 90 | 24 | $95k | — | 91% | |
| Colby-Sawyer College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 95 | 21 | $90k | — | 90% | |
| St. Lawrence University Division III · Liberty League | 97 | 17 | $162k | — | 58% |
Other men's basketball programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vermont at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $196,250 | 991 | vs | |
| Bryant University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.7M | $142,442 | 960 | vs | |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $160,171 | 953 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2 over cap | 17 | $2.5M | $149,930 | 980 | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $174,102 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $156,202 | 964 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $150,708 | 975 | vs | |
| University at Albany at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $137,783 | 947 | vs | |
| University of Maine 1 over cap | 16 | $2M | $124,660 | 956 | vs |
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