Wagner College Men's Basketball
Wagner College fields a men's basketball team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $2,020,071, below the median of $3M — $155,390 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 960, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,042,166 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,111 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
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$2,020,071 for the year
- Operating expenses$135,185 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$155,390 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate960 multi-year; 959 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,042,166 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,111 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$133,420 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dwan McMillan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kyle Smyth | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ty Goode | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Malcolm Pope | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lucas Cotronakis | Director of Basketball Operations | 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
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church in America
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,020,071 $155,390 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,042,166
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $133,420
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $52,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference | 3 | 14 | $318k | — | — | |
| Brooklyn College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 15 | $66k | — | 54% | |
| Saint Peter's University Division I · Metro Conference | 8 | 13 | $2.2M | 970 | 91% | |
| Medgar Evers College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 8 | 17 | $70k | — | 83% | |
| Pace University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 8 | 13 | $723k | — | 77% | |
| St. Joseph's University, New York L.I. Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 35 | $127k | — | 71% | |
| St. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn) Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 35 | $127k | — | 71% | |
| Pratt Institute Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 9 | 14 | $177k | — | 53% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 9 | 16 | $233k | — | 77% | |
| New York University Division III · University Athletic Association | 9 | 19 | $600k | — | 9% | |
| Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | 19 | $232k | — | 79% | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 16 | $237k | — | 43% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Northeast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University at cap | 15 | $3.5M | $236,346 | — | vs | |
| Wagner College room for 2 | 13 | $2M | $155,390 | 960 | vs | |
| Stonehill College 2 over cap | 17 | $1.9M | $112,472 | — | vs | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus at cap | 15 | $1.9M | $124,811 | 985 | vs | |
| Le Moyne College 1 over cap | 16 | $1.4M | $89,281 | — | vs | |
| Chicago State University 4 over cap | 19 | $1.4M | $71,366 | 915 | vs | |
| Mercyhurst University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.3M | $78,687 | — | vs | |
| Central Connecticut State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $78,831 | 945 | vs | |
| University of New Haven 2 over cap | 17 | $904k | $53,179 | — | vs |
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