by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Cleveland State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cleveland State University is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The Cleveland State University men’s basketball team fields 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. Academic data covers 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Cleveland State University women’s basketball team lists 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Cleveland State University carries 28 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Cleveland State University sponsors, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 9 coaches — 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Of those, 7 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Rob Summers.
The women’s basketball program carries 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Chris Kielsmeier.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 9 coaches to the women’s 7.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cleveland State University men’s basketball program generated $2,667,151 in revenue against $2,579,603 in expenses, a net profit of $87,548. Per athlete, that is about $39,824 in operating expense per athlete, or $557,537 per team.
The Cleveland State University women’s basketball program reported $1,729,798 in revenue against $2,019,310 in expenses, coming up short by $289,512. Per athlete, that is about $24,503 in operating expense per athlete, or $343,039 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $2,667,151 to the women’s $1,729,798 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 30% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 953 (941 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 90% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 953 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 100% and 93% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 991, basketball lands below the pack at 969.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.