by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Georgia Tech is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Georgia Tech men’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Georgia Tech women’s basketball team lists 28 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The most recent cohort included 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Georgia Tech fields 43 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Georgia Tech sponsors, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Scott Cross.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Karen Blair.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Georgia Tech men’s basketball program reported $14,536,539 in revenue against $12,013,953 in expenses, a net profit of $2,522,586. This comes to about $224,869 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,373,038 per team.
The Georgia Tech women’s basketball program reported $1,219,994 in revenue against $6,654,388 in expenses, a net loss of $5,434,394. This comes to about $72,680 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,035,048 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $14,536,539 to the women’s $1,219,994 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 967 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 80% and 92% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball sits below average at 978.
If Georgia Tech places on one of our 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.