by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at East Tennessee State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. ETSU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The ETSU men’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The ETSU women’s basketball team carries 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, ETSU carries 28 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports ETSU sponsors, basketball ranks #8 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. Leading the program is Brooks Savage.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Brenda Brown.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ETSU men’s basketball program generated $2,170,170 in revenue against $2,170,170 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $35,424 in operating expense per athlete, or $531,354 per team.
The ETSU women’s basketball program reported $1,458,339 in revenue against $1,458,339 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $18,735 in operating expense per athlete, or $243,560 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,170,170 to the women’s $1,458,339 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 955 (956 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 81%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 955 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 92% and 81% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 981, basketball sits below average at 972.
When ETSU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.