Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Valparaiso University Men's Basketball
Valparaiso, IN · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Valparaiso University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.3M
Team budget
54th percentile in Division I
$196,340
Per roster spot
median $196,319
9
Coaches
1 head · 8 assistant
971
APR
96% of players retained
92%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Valparaiso University fields a men's basketball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Team expenses were $3,337,787, about the median of $3M — $196,340 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 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 971, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,524,460 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,793 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#166Team budgetof 362 · Division I#179Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#62Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#142APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 8 assistant
- Team expenses$3,337,787 for the year
- Operating expenses$820,465 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$196,340 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,524,460 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,793 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$144,395 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Powell Jr. | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Gordon | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jesse McClung | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Quintin Garrison | Assistant Coach / General Manager | On file · sign in |
| Sean Taylor | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lavonte Dority | Recruiting & Player Development 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 →2,255undergraduates · 2,846 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →92%admitted · of 6,133 applicants
SAT middle 50%1080 – 1310
ACT middle 50%25 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 67%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate971
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,337,787 $196,340 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 8 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,524,460
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $144,395
Cost
Full picture →$23,168net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $46,588
Campus safety
Full picture →0.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Valparaiso University
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 program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions92% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,168 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,255Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | 15 | $476k | — | 71% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 34 | 19 | $1.4M | 915 | 41% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 37 | 18 | $623k | — | 5% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 40 | 17 | $148k | — | 55% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | 16 | $685k | — | 94% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 42 | 14 | $13M | 968 | 74% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 42 | 15 | $4M | 954 | 79% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 45 | 17 | $13M | 989 | 12% | |
| Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 49 | 17 | $7M | 959 | 81% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 49 | 27 | $292k | — | 73% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 50 | 26 | $198k | — | 93% | |
| Dominican University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 51 | 20 | $154k | — | 80% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.3M | $267,528 | 1000 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 3 | 12 | $4.3M | $356,265 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 15 | $4M | $267,363 | 954 | vs | |
| Bradley University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.9M | $241,882 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $209,683 | 980 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.3M | $196,340 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 1 over cap | 16 | $3.2M | $200,801 | 966 | vs | |
| Illinois State University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $211,144 | 961 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $214,904 | 962 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 1 over cap | 16 | $3M | $185,873 | 976 | vs | |
| Murray State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $174,097 | 954 | vs |
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