by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at William & Mary, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. William & Mary plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The William & Mary men’s basketball team lists 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The William & Mary women’s basketball team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, William & Mary fields 30 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports William & Mary sponsors, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Brian Earl.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Erin Dickerson Davis.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 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 William & Mary men’s basketball program brought in $2,603,665 in revenue against $2,835,398 in expenses, a net loss of $231,733. That works out to about $38,808 in operating expense per athlete, or $620,921 per team.
The William & Mary women’s basketball program brought in $1,325,577 in revenue against $2,512,032 in expenses, coming up short by $1,186,455. Per athlete, that is about $32,209 in operating expense per athlete, or $450,919 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $2,603,665 to the women’s $1,325,577 in revenue.
Against 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 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 88% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball comes in above the pack at 998.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.