by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Abilene Christian University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Abilene Christian plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Western Athletic Conference.
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The Abilene Christian men’s basketball team carries 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Abilene Christian women’s basketball team fields 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Abilene Christian fields 26 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Abilene Christian reports, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Brette Tanner.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Julie Goodenough.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Abilene Christian men’s basketball program brought in $2,946,756 in revenue against $2,430,158 in expenses, a net profit of $516,598. That works out to about $46,360 in operating expense per athlete, or $649,043 per team.
The Abilene Christian women’s basketball program reported $1,636,762 in revenue against $1,832,333 in expenses, coming up short by $195,571. Per athlete, that is about $38,288 in operating expense per athlete, or $459,456 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,946,756 to the women’s $1,636,762 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, basketball sits above average at 992.
When Abilene Christian earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.