by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Clemson University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Clemson plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Clemson men’s basketball team fields 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Clemson women’s basketball team lists 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The most recent cohort included 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Clemson fields 34 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Clemson reports, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brad Brownell.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Shawn Poppie.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Clemson men’s basketball program brought in $12,592,738 in revenue against $12,592,738 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $115,290 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,959,936 per team.
The Clemson women’s basketball program generated $6,607,428 in revenue against $6,607,428 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $68,013 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,156,229 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $12,592,738 to the women’s $6,607,428 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 93% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 996, basketball comes in above the pack at 998.
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