Utah Valley University Men's Basketball
Utah Valley University fields a men's basketball team in the Big West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,332,401, below the median of $3M — $137,200 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 986, about the median of 967, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,820,574 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $6,192 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
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,332,401 for the year
- Operating expenses$683,288 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$137,200 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,820,574 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$6,192 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$216,682 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Phillips head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Todd Okeson | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrew May | Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Ivory "Trey" Young | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Trevor Stranger | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Silas Mills | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
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
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,332,401 $137,200 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,820,574
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $216,682
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,270 in-state · $17,830 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Utah Valley University
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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 4 | 17 | $17M | 975 | 69% | |
| Westminster University (Utah) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 32 | 18 | $412k | — | 69% | |
| University of Utah Division I · Big 12 Conference | 34 | 18 | $9M | 946 | 87% | |
| Weber State University Division I · Big Sky Conference | 64 | 16 | $2.2M | 945 | — | |
| Utah State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 101 | 15 | $5.7M | 940 | 94% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara 6 over cap | 21 | $4.6M | $218,284 | 952 | vs | |
| University of California, Irvine 1 over cap | 16 | $4.2M | $265,500 | 955 | vs | |
| California Baptist University at cap | 15 | $3.8M | $255,798 | 988 | vs | |
| University of California, San Diego 1 over cap | 16 | $3.6M | $227,101 | — | vs | |
| California State University, Northridge 4 over cap | 19 | $3M | $159,186 | 908 | vs | |
| University of California, Riverside at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $194,484 | 958 | vs | |
| Long Beach State University at cap | 15 | $2.5M | $169,425 | 968 | vs | |
| California Polytechnic State University 6 over cap | 21 | $2.5M | $120,821 | 958 | vs | |
| Utah Valley University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,200 | 986 | vs | |
| California State University, Bakersfield at cap | 15 | $2.3M | $151,222 | 964 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento room for 1 | 14 | $2.3M | $161,845 | 995 | vs | |
| California State University, Fullerton at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $147,641 | 945 | vs |
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