by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Bryant University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Bryant plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of America East Conference.
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The Bryant men’s basketball team carries 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Bryant women’s basketball team carries 25 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Bryant fields 44 basketball athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports Bryant reports, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jamion Christian.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lynne Ann Kokoski.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Bryant men’s basketball program reported $2,706,415 in revenue against $2,706,415 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $38,797 in operating expense per athlete, or $737,143 per team.
The Bryant women’s basketball program reported $1,846,316 in revenue against $1,846,316 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $11,794 in operating expense per athlete, or $294,857 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $2,706,415 to the women’s $1,846,316 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 930 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 930 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 89% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball lands below the pack at 962.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.