by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at California State University-Fullerton, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cal State Fullerton plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team carries 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 46. The NCAA tracked 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Cal State Fullerton fields 27 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Cal State Fullerton sponsors, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Dedrique Taylor.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is John Bonner.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 11 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 Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball program generated $2,214,622 in revenue against $2,214,622 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $26,702 in operating expense per athlete, or $400,524 per team.
The Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball program generated $1,501,478 in revenue against $1,501,478 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $24,986 in operating expense per athlete, or $299,826 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $2,214,622 to the women’s $1,501,478 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (945 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 970 and the women 971, with graduation success rates of 92% and 91% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 976, basketball sits below average at 970.
When Cal State Fullerton places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.