by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Auburn University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Auburn is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Auburn men’s basketball team lists 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Auburn women’s basketball team lists 21 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The most recent cohort included 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Auburn carries 39 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Auburn reports, basketball ranks #6 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 Bruce Pearl.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Larry Vickers.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Auburn men’s basketball program generated $26,568,984 in revenue against $20,535,097 in expenses, netting $6,033,887. Per athlete, that is about $152,615 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,747,071 per team.
The Auburn women’s basketball program reported $847,898 in revenue against $5,812,213 in expenses, a net loss of $4,964,315. Per athlete, that is about $69,509 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,459,687 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $26,568,984 to the women’s $847,898 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 994 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 67% and 83% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 993, basketball sits below average at 992.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.