by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Florida A&M University is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
Jump to any section using the links below:
The Florida A&M University men’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Florida A&M University women’s basketball team carries 18 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Florida A&M University fields 34 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Florida A&M University reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Charlie Ward.
The women’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Bridgette Gordon.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Florida A&M University men’s basketball program generated $500,000 in revenue against $1,189,864 in expenses, running a deficit of $689,864. That works out to about $13,917 in operating expense per athlete, or $222,668 per team.
The Florida A&M University women’s basketball program reported $376,252 in revenue against $933,675 in expenses, a net loss of $557,423. This comes to about $3,322 in operating expense per athlete, or $59,787 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $500,000 to the women’s $376,252 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #3 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 902 (920 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 68%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 89% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (946 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 57%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 902 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 68% and 57% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 968, basketball trails the average at 944.
When Florida A&M University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.