by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Eastern Michigan University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Eastern Michigan plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team fields 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team carries 22 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Eastern Michigan fields 37 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Eastern Michigan reports, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Stan Heath.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Sahar Nusseibeh.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 15 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 Eastern Michigan men’s basketball program brought in $2,413,618 in revenue against $2,413,618 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $29,110 in operating expense per athlete, or $436,646 per team.
The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball program generated $1,770,929 in revenue against $1,770,929 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $12,251 in operating expense per athlete, or $269,513 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,413,618 to the women’s $1,770,929 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 978 and the women 971, with graduation success rates of 82% and 88% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, basketball sits below average at 974.
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