by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Grambling State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. GSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The GSU men’s basketball team lists 22 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The GSU women’s basketball team lists 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. Academic data covers 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, GSU carries 39 basketball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports GSU sponsors, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Patrick Crarey.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Courtney Simmons.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 11 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 GSU men’s basketball program brought in $1,482,689 in revenue against $1,482,689 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $3,278 in operating expense per athlete, or $72,121 per team.
The GSU women’s basketball program generated $1,177,003 in revenue against $1,177,003 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,681 in operating expense per athlete, or $45,581 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,482,689 to the women’s $1,177,003 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (931 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 69%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 969 (942 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 92% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 965 and the women 969, with graduation success rates of 69% and 82% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 962, basketball sits above average at 967.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.