by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Fairfield University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Fairfield U plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Fairfield U men’s basketball team fields 18 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Fairfield U women’s basketball team carries 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Fairfield U fields 34 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Fairfield U reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Christopher Casey.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Carly Thibault.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Fairfield U men’s basketball program reported $3,529,921 in revenue against $3,529,921 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $45,049 in operating expense per athlete, or $810,884 per team.
The Fairfield U women’s basketball program generated $3,351,181 in revenue against $3,351,181 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $35,823 in operating expense per athlete, or $573,169 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $3,529,921 to the women’s $3,351,181 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 968 (951 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 968 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 993, basketball sits below average at 984.
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