by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at DePaul University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. DePaul plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The DePaul men’s basketball team carries 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The DePaul women’s basketball team fields 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, DePaul carries 30 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports DePaul reports, basketball ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Chris Holtmann.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jill Pizzotti.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 9 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 DePaul men’s basketball program generated $12,746,533 in revenue against $12,746,533 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $142,424 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,993,935 per team.
The DePaul women’s basketball program reported $5,519,337 in revenue against $5,519,337 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $83,900 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,342,397 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $12,746,533 to the women’s $5,519,337 in revenue.
Among the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 38% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 931 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 60%. The program kept 92% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 931 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 60% and 91% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 981, basketball lands below the pack at 960.
When DePaul places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.