by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Ball State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Ball State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The Ball State men’s basketball team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Ball State women’s basketball team lists 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Ball State carries 28 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Ball State reports, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Michael Lewis.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Brady Sallee.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 7.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Ball State men’s basketball program reported $2,598,976 in revenue against $2,598,976 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $49,620 in operating expense per athlete, or $694,682 per team.
The Ball State women’s basketball program reported $2,198,485 in revenue against $2,198,485 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $34,002 in operating expense per athlete, or $476,031 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $2,598,976 to the women’s $2,198,485 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 967 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 86% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball trails the average at 976.
When Ball State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.