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Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Westfield State University Men's Basketball

Westfield, MA · the Owls · Westfield State University overview
15
Roster
2024–25 season
$143k
Team budget
24th percentile in Division III
$9,555
Per roster spot
median $9,936
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Westfield State University fields a men's basketball team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, below the median of 18, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $143,328, below the median of $198k — $9,555 per roster spot, lower half 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).

Team budget$143k
Spend per player$9,555
Roster size15
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$19k$2.1M
this programevery Division III men's basketball program

Roster sizes

982
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster15 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$143,328 for the year
  • Operating expenses$59,233 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$9,555 division median $9,936
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$16,688 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Rich Sutter head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • 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.
3,788undergraduates · 4,555 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
81%admitted · of 6,273 applicants
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
55%

Men's Basketball

Full picture →
15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$143,328 $9,555 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$16,688
$17,723net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,696
Sticker, out-of-state$35,776
Average net price$17,723
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,168
$30–48k$13,563
$48–75k$16,154
$75–110k$21,803
$110k and up$24,459
Tuition & fees
$11,882 in-state · $17,962 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.60
Property0.44
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
4 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & protective services · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Criminal justice & protective services150 · 19%
Business132 · 16%
Health professions & nursing77 · 10%
Education74 · 9%
Psychology72 · 9%

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Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles

Westfield State UniversityElms College · 10 miAmerican International College · 12 miSpringfield College · 12 miWestern New England University · 14 miAmherst College · 22 miUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst · 22 miUniversity of Hartford · 23 miUniversity of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) · 25 miTrinity College (Connecticut) · 27 miCentral Connecticut State University · 30 miUniversity of Connecticut · 36 miWesleyan University (Connecticut) · 41 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference1015$98k—88%
American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference1217$737k—97%
Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference1222$219k—70%
Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England1417$148k—83%
Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference2214$362k—10%
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference2217$6.2M94658%
University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England2312$330k99083%
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2519$265k—80%
Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference2717$336k—34%
Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference3016$1.3M94576%
University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference3613$20M99054%
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference4119$434k—17%

Other men's basketball programs in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Westfield State University15$143k$9,555—vs
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts19$98k$5,181—vs
Framingham State University23$79k$3,444—vs
Bridgewater State University16$78k$4,904—vs
Fitchburg State University18$68k$3,758—vs
Worcester State University22$56k$2,562—vs
Salem State University13$47k$3,650—vs

Every Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked