We’re live from the 2025 NCAA D3 Men’s Basketball National Championship Game in Fort Wayne, Indiana!

Not sure what level is right for you?

In this post, we compare the NCAA D1 and D3 levels to give you a closer look at what each offers.

Plus, we spoke to a former D1 athlete who transferred to a D3 & summarized his insights for you.

This is a can’t miss full-tuition scholarship opportunity 🤫

Why are we sharing? Because there are few things we love more than helping D3 recruits & their families save money on college tuition.

Let’s dig into the details of what we found so you can apply before the application deadline.

Dan Arnold is a former D3 student-athlete (University of Wisconsin-Platteville) and NFL Tight End (2017-23) who is currently coaching football at his alma mater.

He joined us for a wide-ranging conversation in this episode of the Student-Athlete Sessions.

Small College Basketball's 2024-25 Bevo Francis Award Watchlist is out!

These are the Top 30 D3 men’s basketball players this season.

Before he became an NFL mastermind, Washington Commanders’ Head Coach Dan Quinn played football himself.

But he wasn’t playing under the bright lights of Notre Dame or Ohio State. He was a dedicated dual-sport athlete at Salisbury University, an NCAA D3 school nestled on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Now, he’s one win away from leading the Commanders to the Super Bowl.

We teamed up with our friends over at Joker Mag to bring you an improbable D3 to Pro underdog story.

We present, the journey of David Girardi: From D3 Athlete to NFL Dynasty!

How a 2x All-American D3 Quarterback became a Super Bowl winning QB Coach and an instrumental part of Mahomes’ development in the NFL.

We interviewed three D3 Athletic Directors & a D3 Collective to learn which D3 schools got ahead on NIL in 2023!

Jay Bilas - a former Duke Basketball standout and ESPN basketball analyst - started his own D3 Basketball event and a Skills Camp that’s staffed by mostly D3 Coaches.

We spoke with his co-founder to get the full story.

With application season in full swing at most D3 schools, it’s time to get serious about your college commitment.

Whether or not you have a ton of D3 offers or one, the first step is to begin evaluating the schools on your list.

How?

Here are 9 things all recruits should try to do before they commit to a D3 college or university for sports and school.

These are the Top 25 D3 schools for 2025!

If you dream of coaching after college, then you will be wise to tune in and remember this: Many of the greatest basketball coaches in the world right now got their start at the NCAA Division 3 level.

How they landed NIL deals & their advice to other NCAA Division 3 Athletes

We asked five D3 Coaches to share their advice to prospective college athletes after recruiting the Class of 2024