by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Appalachian State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Appalachian State is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Appalachian State men’s basketball team lists 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Appalachian State women’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. The NCAA tracked 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Appalachian State carries 32 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Appalachian State reports, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Dustin Kerns.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Alaura Sharp.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Appalachian State men’s basketball program reported $2,450,811 in revenue against $2,450,811 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $36,759 in operating expense per athlete, or $624,906 per team.
The Appalachian State women’s basketball program reported $1,784,640 in revenue against $1,784,640 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $27,390 in operating expense per athlete, or $410,849 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $2,450,811 to the women’s $1,784,640 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 953 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 953 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, basketball sits below average at 974.
When Appalachian State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.