by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at James Madison University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. JMU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The JMU men’s basketball team fields 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The JMU women’s basketball team fields 28 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. Academic data covers 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, JMU carries 45 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports JMU reports, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Preston Spradlin.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Sean O'Regan.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The JMU men’s basketball program reported $4,408,806 in revenue against $4,408,806 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $58,609 in operating expense per athlete, or $996,345 per team.
The JMU women’s basketball program brought in $3,709,721 in revenue against $3,709,722 in expenses, running a deficit of $1. This comes to about $37,001 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,036,035 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $4,408,806 to the women’s $3,709,721 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (967 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 994 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 100% and 93% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball sits right at the average at 992.
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