by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Elon University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Elon competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The Elon men’s basketball team carries 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. Academic data covers 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Elon women’s basketball team lists 26 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Elon fields 42 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 26 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Elon sponsors, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Billy Taylor.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Charlotte Smith.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Elon men’s basketball program brought in $3,262,775 in revenue against $3,262,775 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $50,336 in operating expense per athlete, or $805,378 per team.
The Elon women’s basketball program generated $2,651,426 in revenue against $2,651,426 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $23,599 in operating expense per athlete, or $613,571 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $3,262,775 to the women’s $2,651,426 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 994 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball grades out ahead at 997.
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