by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Indiana State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Indiana State competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Indiana State men’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Indiana State women’s basketball team fields 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The most recent cohort included 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Indiana State carries 30 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Indiana State sponsors, basketball sits at #6 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 Matthew Graves.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Marc Mitchell.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Indiana State men’s basketball program reported $2,973,979 in revenue against $2,973,979 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $50,902 in operating expense per athlete, or $814,439 per team.
The Indiana State women’s basketball program brought in $1,607,581 in revenue against $1,607,581 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $22,767 in operating expense per athlete, or $318,732 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $2,973,979 to the women’s $1,607,581 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 22% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (976 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 955 (938 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 71%. It retained 92% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 971 and the women 955, with graduation success rates of 91% and 71% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, basketball lands below the pack at 963.
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