by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Duquesne University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Duquesne competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The Duquesne men’s basketball team fields 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Duquesne women’s basketball team lists 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Duquesne fields 32 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Duquesne sponsors, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 8 coaches — 1 head coach and 7 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is James "Dru" Joyce III.
The women’s basketball program employs 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Dan Burt.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 8 coaches to the women’s 7.
Among the school’s 15 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 Duquesne men’s basketball program generated $6,012,142 in revenue against $6,012,142 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $83,093 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,495,673 per team.
The Duquesne women’s basketball program reported $3,321,297 in revenue against $3,321,297 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $46,606 in operating expense per athlete, or $652,478 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $6,012,142 to the women’s $3,321,297 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 31% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (945 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 90% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball is on par with the average at 989.
When Duquesne places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.