by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at George Mason University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. GMU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The GMU men’s basketball team lists 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The GMU women’s basketball team fields 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The most recent cohort included 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, GMU carries 30 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports GMU reports, basketball ranks #7 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. At the helm is Tony Skinn.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Vanessa Blair-Lewis.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GMU men’s basketball program reported $5,776,180 in revenue against $5,776,180 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $86,067 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,377,069 per team.
The GMU women’s basketball program generated $3,387,545 in revenue against $3,387,545 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $64,000 in operating expense per athlete, or $895,995 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $5,776,180 to the women’s $3,387,545 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (979 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 966 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 100% and 92% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball lands below the pack at 978.
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