by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Drexel University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Drexel competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The Drexel men’s basketball team fields 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Drexel women’s basketball team carries 24 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Drexel carries 38 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Drexel reports, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’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 Zach Spiker.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Amy Mallon.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Drexel men’s basketball program brought in $3,099,674 in revenue against $3,099,674 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $38,755 in operating expense per athlete, or $542,571 per team.
The Drexel women’s basketball program reported $2,488,133 in revenue against $2,488,133 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $18,197 in operating expense per athlete, or $436,720 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $3,099,674 to the women’s $2,488,133 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 995 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball sits above average at 998.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.