by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Eastern Illinois University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. EIU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The EIU men’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The EIU women’s basketball team carries 25 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. Academic data covers 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, EIU fields 41 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports EIU reports, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Marty Simmons.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Marqus McGlothan.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 13 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 EIU men’s basketball program generated $1,591,175 in revenue against $1,591,175 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $20,561 in operating expense per athlete, or $328,981 per team.
The EIU women’s basketball program generated $1,247,696 in revenue against $1,247,696 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $10,649 in operating expense per athlete, or $266,216 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,591,175 to the women’s $1,247,696 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 955 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 955 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 91% and 91% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, basketball lands below the pack at 978.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.