by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Howard University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Howard competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The Howard men’s basketball team carries 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Howard women’s basketball team lists 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Howard fields 32 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Howard reports, basketball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kenneth Blakeney.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Ty Grace.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Howard men’s basketball program reported $1,986,273 in revenue against $2,238,824 in expenses, running a deficit of $252,551. This comes to about $21,901 in operating expense per athlete, or $394,223 per team.
The Howard women’s basketball program brought in $1,592,757 in revenue against $1,592,757 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $16,735 in operating expense per athlete, or $234,285 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,986,273 to the women’s $1,592,757 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 934 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 70%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 934 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 70% and 86% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 970, basketball lands below the pack at 962.
When Howard places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.