by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Arizona State University Campus Immersion, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. ASU - Tempe competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The ASU - Tempe men’s basketball team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The ASU - Tempe women’s basketball team lists 28 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The most recent cohort included 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, ASU - Tempe fields 43 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Of the 20 varsity sports ASU - Tempe sponsors, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Randy Bennett.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Molly Miller.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 20 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ASU - Tempe men’s basketball program reported $10,063,114 in revenue against $10,063,114 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $114,103 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,711,541 per team.
The ASU - Tempe women’s basketball program generated $6,733,622 in revenue against $6,733,622 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $39,490 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,105,708 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $10,063,114 to the women’s $6,733,622 in revenue.
Against the school’s 20 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 948 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 948 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball lands below the pack at 969.
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