by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at California State University-Sacramento, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Sac State is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The Sac State men’s basketball team carries 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Sac State women’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 63. Academic data covers 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Sac State carries 29 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Sac State sponsors, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Mike Bibby.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Aaron Kallhoff.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Sac State men’s basketball program brought in $2,265,832 in revenue against $2,265,832 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $27,807 in operating expense per athlete, or $389,301 per team.
The Sac State women’s basketball program reported $2,071,873 in revenue against $2,071,873 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $23,994 in operating expense per athlete, or $359,908 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $2,265,832 to the women’s $2,071,873 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 951 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 951 and the women 970, with graduation success rates of 88% and 92% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 975, basketball sits below average at 960.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.