Division I · Horizon League
Youngstown State University Men's Basketball
Youngstown, OH · the Penguins · Youngstown State University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.3M
Team budget
28th percentile in Division I
$142,864
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
958
APR
94% of players retained
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Youngstown State University fields a men's basketball team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,285,833, below the median of $3M — $142,864 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 1 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 958, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,172,250 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,459 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#260Team budgetof 362 · Division I#260Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#233APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,285,833 for the year
- Operating expenses$649,222 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$142,864 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate958 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,172,250 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,459 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$262,117 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan Faulkner head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Danny Reese | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Johnson | Assistant Men's Basketball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Dwaine Osborne | Associate Men's Basketball Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mark Richmond | Assistant Men's Basketball 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 →8,436undergraduates · 11,040 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,799 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1210
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate958
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,285,833 $142,865 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,172,250
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $262,117
Cost
Full picture →$11,740net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,757 in-state · $10,117 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Youngstown State 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,740 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,436Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 16 | 21 | $155k | — | 86% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 17 | $136k | — | 71% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 28 | 23 | $373k | — | 80% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 21 | $144k | — | — | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | 25 | $128k | — | 93% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 31 | 21 | $552k | — | 75% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 41 | 26 | $639k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 43 | 21 | $558k | — | 76% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 45 | 18 | $3.3M | 941 | 71% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 46 | 17 | $211k | — | 59% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Horizon League | 46 | 15 | $2.5M | 948 | 91% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.5M | $205,382 | 951 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy 3 over cap | 18 | $3.1M | $171,702 | 909 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.9M | $181,268 | 964 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3 over cap | 18 | $2.9M | $159,974 | 983 | vs | |
| Oakland University at cap | 15 | $2.9M | $190,320 | 952 | vs | |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $176,451 | 985 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $173,757 | 980 | vs | |
| Wright State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $184,521 | 990 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.6M | $184,257 | 941 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 3 over cap | 18 | $2.5M | $139,987 | 985 | vs | |
| Robert Morris University at cap | 15 | $2.5M | $165,386 | 948 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.3M | $142,864 | 958 | vs |
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