by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Furman University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Furman competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Furman men’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Furman women’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Furman fields 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Furman reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Bob Richey.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Pierre Curtis.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Furman men’s basketball program reported $4,052,982 in revenue against $4,052,982 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $54,858 in operating expense per athlete, or $822,870 per team.
The Furman women’s basketball program reported $2,259,870 in revenue against $2,259,870 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $32,095 in operating expense per athlete, or $481,426 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $4,052,982 to the women’s $2,259,870 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (1000 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 posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 995 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball sits above average at 998.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.