by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at American University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. The American University competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Patriot League.
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The The American University men’s basketball team fields 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The The American University women’s basketball team carries 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, The American University carries 32 basketball athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports The American University reports, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Duane Simpkins.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kelly Killion.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The The American University men’s basketball program generated $2,085,642 in revenue against $2,085,642 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $27,079 in operating expense per athlete, or $514,509 per team.
The The American University women’s basketball program reported $1,831,091 in revenue against $1,831,091 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $18,800 in operating expense per athlete, or $244,396 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,085,642 to the women’s $1,831,091 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 85% and 92% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball comes in above the pack at 998.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.