Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Men's Basketball
Middletown, CT · the Cardinals · Wesleyan University (Connecticut) overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$434k
Team budget
96th percentile in Division III
$22,817
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
17%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) fields a men's basketball team in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $433,541, well above the median of $198k — $22,817 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III men's basketball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 400 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#19Team budgetof 400 · Division III#23Spend per playerof 400 · Division III#164Roster sizeof 400 · Division III
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$433,541 for the year
- Operating expenses$113,018 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$22,817 division median $9,936
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$58,709 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Reilly head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,190 400 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 66 1.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,066undergraduates · 3,271 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →17%admitted · of 14,500 applicants
SAT middle 50%1450 – 1540
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $433,541 $22,818 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $58,709
Cost
Full picture →$20,463net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $67,016
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions17% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,463 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,066Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 11 | 16 | $1.3M | 945 | 76% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 13 | 17 | $336k | — | 34% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 15 | 16 | $2.8M | 966 | 77% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 16 | 19 | $265k | — | 80% | |
| University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England | 17 | 12 | $330k | 990 | 83% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | 18 | $149k | — | 64% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 21 | 15 | $730k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 22 | 16 | $2.1M | 992 | 5% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 22 | 20 | $672k | — | — | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 24 | 17 | $904k | — | 81% | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 25 | 19 | $277k | — | 81% | |
| University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 27 | 13 | $20M | 990 | 54% |
Other men's basketball programs in the New England Small College Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton College | 18 | $460k | $25,543 | — | vs | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) | 19 | $434k | $22,817 | — | vs | |
| Bates College | 17 | $431k | $25,369 | — | vs | |
| Colby College | 18 | $393k | $21,853 | — | vs | |
| Amherst College | 14 | $362k | $25,886 | — | vs | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) | 17 | $336k | $19,790 | — | vs | |
| Bowdoin College | 16 | $302k | $18,872 | — | vs | |
| Tufts University | 19 | $298k | $15,705 | — | vs | |
| Connecticut College | 18 | $266k | $14,770 | — | vs | |
| Williams College | 17 | $260k | $15,298 | — | vs | |
| Middlebury College | — | — | — | — | vs |
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