by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at California State University-Long Beach, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. CSULB plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The CSULB men’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. Academic data covers 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The CSULB women’s basketball team fields 22 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, CSULB carries 37 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports CSULB sponsors, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Chris Acker.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Amy Wright.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CSULB men’s basketball program generated $2,541,381 in revenue against $2,541,381 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $35,284 in operating expense per athlete, or $529,265 per team.
The CSULB women’s basketball program generated $1,859,352 in revenue against $1,859,352 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $16,855 in operating expense per athlete, or $370,819 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,541,381 to the women’s $1,859,352 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 947 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 56%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 87%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 947 and the women 979, with graduation success rates of 56% and 87% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 980, basketball sits below average at 963.
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