by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Jackson State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Jackson State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The Jackson State men’s basketball team carries 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Jackson State women’s basketball team fields 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Jackson State fields 34 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Jackson State reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Maurice Williams.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Margaret M Richards.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Jackson State men’s basketball program generated $936,115 in revenue against $936,115 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $6,042 in operating expense per athlete, or $102,719 per team.
The Jackson State women’s basketball program generated $978,954 in revenue against $978,954 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $8,530 in operating expense per athlete, or $145,018 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $936,115 to the women’s $978,954 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 957 (944 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 77%. The program kept 92% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 957 and the women 975, with graduation success rates of 77% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 968, basketball trails the average at 966.
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