by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Colgate University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Colgate plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Patriot League.
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The Colgate men’s basketball team fields 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Colgate women’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The NCAA tracked 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Colgate carries 31 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports Colgate sponsors, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Matt Langel.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Shannon Bush.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Colgate men’s basketball program generated $2,998,744 in revenue against $2,998,744 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $28,353 in operating expense per athlete, or $425,288 per team.
The Colgate women’s basketball program generated $2,534,252 in revenue against $2,534,252 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $21,495 in operating expense per athlete, or $343,922 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $2,998,744 to the women’s $2,534,252 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 996, with graduation success rates of 79% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball grades out ahead at 998.
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