by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Illinois State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Illinois State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Illinois State men’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Illinois State women’s basketball team carries 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Illinois State carries 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Illinois State reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Ryan Pedon.
The women’s basketball program carries 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Kristen Gillespie.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 7.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Illinois State men’s basketball program reported $3,167,173 in revenue against $3,167,173 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $66,327 in operating expense per athlete, or $994,903 per team.
The Illinois State women’s basketball program generated $2,037,058 in revenue against $2,037,058 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $33,488 in operating expense per athlete, or $468,825 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $3,167,173 to the women’s $2,037,058 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (971 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 984 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 88% and 88% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball sits above average at 992.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.