by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at California State University-Bakersfield, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. CSUB plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The CSUB men’s basketball team carries 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The CSUB women’s basketball team lists 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, CSUB carries 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports CSUB reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Todd Lee.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Ray Alvarado (Interim).
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CSUB men’s basketball program reported $2,268,332 in revenue against $2,268,332 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $30,325 in operating expense per athlete, or $454,880 per team.
The CSUB women’s basketball program reported $1,752,736 in revenue against $1,752,736 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $25,834 in operating expense per athlete, or $361,675 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $2,268,332 to the women’s $1,752,736 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 22% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 969 (964 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 969 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 93% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 980, basketball is on par with the average at 979.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.