by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Chicago State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. CSU competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Northeast Conference.
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The CSU men’s basketball team fields 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The CSU women’s basketball team fields 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, CSU carries 33 basketball athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports CSU sponsors, basketball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Landon Bussie.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Corryne Irvin.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CSU men’s basketball program reported $1,355,956 in revenue against $1,355,956 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $5,791 in operating expense per athlete, or $110,020 per team.
The CSU women’s basketball program generated $1,174,142 in revenue against $1,174,142 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $7,687 in operating expense per athlete, or $107,624 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,355,956 to the women’s $1,174,142 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 29% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 909 (915 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 59%. It retained 90% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 973 (931 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 40%. It retained 91% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 909 and the women 973, with graduation success rates of 59% and 40% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 954, basketball sits below average at 941.
When CSU earns a spot on a 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.