by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Florida Atlantic University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. FAU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The FAU men’s basketball team carries 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The FAU women’s basketball team carries 20 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. Academic data covers 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, FAU fields 35 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports FAU reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is John Jakus.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is LeAnn Freeland.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 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 FAU men’s basketball program generated $4,829,626 in revenue against $4,829,626 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $81,445 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,221,675 per team.
The FAU women’s basketball program reported $2,448,648 in revenue against $2,448,648 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $31,792 in operating expense per athlete, or $635,838 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $4,829,626 to the women’s $2,448,648 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #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 995 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 995 and the women 979, with graduation success rates of 100% and 88% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 986, basketball sits above average at 987.
If FAU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.