by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Idaho State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. ISU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The ISU men’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The ISU women’s basketball team fields 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The NCAA tracked 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, ISU carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports ISU sponsors, basketball ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Looney.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Seton Sobolewski.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 10 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 ISU men’s basketball program generated $1,428,073 in revenue against $1,428,073 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $19,262 in operating expense per athlete, or $308,191 per team.
The ISU women’s basketball program generated $1,691,810 in revenue against $1,691,810 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $31,640 in operating expense per athlete, or $474,604 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,428,073 to the women’s $1,691,810 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 967 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, basketball lands below the pack at 981.
When ISU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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