by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Gardner-Webb University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Gardner - Webb plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Gardner - Webb men’s basketball team lists 32 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Gardner - Webb women’s basketball team carries 13 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Gardner - Webb fields 45 basketball athletes — 32 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Gardner - Webb reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jeremy Luther.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Terri Williams.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 15 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 Gardner - Webb men’s basketball program generated $1,495,968 in revenue against $1,495,968 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $9,766 in operating expense per athlete, or $312,506 per team.
The Gardner - Webb women’s basketball program brought in $1,208,958 in revenue against $1,208,958 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $14,164 in operating expense per athlete, or $184,129 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,495,968 to the women’s $1,208,958 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 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 968 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 952 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 968 and the women 952, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 976, basketball trails the average at 960.
If Gardner - Webb earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.