NCAA · Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball programs
1,055 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
1,055
Programs
362 D1 · 293 D2 · 400 D3
19,636
Roster spots
last season
540,704
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 28
Odds of any NCAA spot · 3.6%
1 in 93 (1.1%) for Division I
15
D-I roster cap
221 of 362 programs over it last season
$3M
Median D-I budget
$196,319 per player
6 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for men's basketball. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 362 | 5,786 | $3M | $196k |
| Division II | 293 | 5,660 | $642k | $38k |
| Division III | 400 | 8,190 | $198k | $10k |
Division I roster cap 15 from 2025-26: last season 221 programs carried more, 82 were exactly at it and 56 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 3.6% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 28); 1 in 93 (1.1%) in Division I, about 1 in 100 (1.0%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. John's University (New York) BIG EAST Conference | $32M | 13 | 954 | |
| 2 | Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference | $32M | 15 | 958 | |
| 3 | Indiana University, Bloomington Big Ten Conference | $32M | 19 | 959 | |
| 4 | University of Arizona Big 12 Conference | $23M | 20 | 980 | |
| 5 | University of Texas at Austin Southeastern Conference | $22M | 16 | 968 | |
| 6 | University of Kentucky Southeastern Conference | $21M | 15 | 994 | |
| 7 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Southeastern Conference | $21M | 15 | 958 | |
| 8 | Michigan State University Big Ten Conference | $21M | 16 | 995 | |
| 9 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Big Ten Conference | $21M | 14 | 948 | |
| 10 | Auburn University Southeastern Conference | $21M | 18 | 995 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont University Missouri Valley Conference | 1000 | 16 | $4.3M | |
| 2 | Bucknell University Patriot League | 1000 | 15 | $2.9M | |
| 3 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 1000 | 18 | $2.2M | |
| 4 | Dartmouth College The Ivy League | 1000 | 15 | $1.3M | |
| 5 | Hofstra University Coastal Athletic Association | 1000 | 14 | $4.3M | |
| 6 | Northwestern University Big Ten Conference | 1000 | 14 | $15M | |
| 7 | Temple University American Conference | 1000 | 16 | $6.8M | |
| 8 | University of Louisiana Monroe Sun Belt Conference | 1000 | 12 | $1.6M | |
| 9 | Villanova University BIG EAST Conference | 1000 | 15 | $16M | |
| 10 | Harvard University The Ivy League | 1000 | 16 | $1.8M |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake University Missouri Valley Conference | 3 | 968 | |
| 2 | University of Louisiana Monroe Sun Belt Conference | 3 | 1000 | |
| 3 | Alcorn State University Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 2 | 962 | |
| 4 | Kennesaw State University Conference USA | 2 | 948 | |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech University Sun Belt Conference | 2 | 967 | |
| 6 | Northeastern University Coastal Athletic Association | 2 | 986 | |
| 7 | Saint Peter's University Metro Conference | 2 | 970 | |
| 8 | St. John's University (New York) BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 954 | |
| 9 | Tennessee State University Ohio Valley Conference | 2 | 955 | |
| 10 | University of Connecticut BIG EAST Conference | 2 | 990 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Mid-American Conference | $3,897 | — | — | |
| 2 | California State University, Fullerton Big West Conference | $6,283 | 15 | 945 | |
| 3 | California State University, Bakersfield Big West Conference | $6,567 | 15 | 964 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Southland Conference | $6,978 | 17 | 970 | |
| 5 | California State University, Fresno Pac-12 Conference | $7,303 | 18 | 930 | |
| 6 | University of New Mexico Mountain West Conference | $7,528 | 14 | 995 | |
| 7 | Coppin State University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | $7,684 | 16 | 906 | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 16 | 964 | |
| 9 | California State University, Northridge Big West Conference | $8,222 | 19 | 908 | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University Conference USA | $8,353 | 16 | 972 |
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