by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Butler University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Butler plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The Butler men’s basketball team lists 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Butler women’s basketball team fields 29 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Butler carries 43 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Butler sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Thad Matta.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Austin Parkinson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Butler men’s basketball program reported $12,918,057 in revenue against $9,560,281 in expenses, netting $3,357,776. Per athlete, that is about $39,646 in operating expense per athlete, or $555,042 per team.
The Butler women’s basketball program reported $3,168,933 in revenue against $3,200,508 in expenses, coming up short by $31,575. Per athlete, that is about $3,563 in operating expense per athlete, or $103,335 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $12,918,057 to the women’s $3,168,933 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 44% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 944 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 944 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 83% and 94% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball trails the average at 972.
If Butler 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.