by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Kent State University at Kent, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Kent State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The Kent State men’s basketball team lists 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Kent State women’s basketball team fields 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Kent State carries 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Kent State sponsors, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Rob Senderoff.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Fran Recchia.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Kent State men’s basketball program reported $3,036,075 in revenue against $3,036,075 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $54,365 in operating expense per athlete, or $815,471 per team.
The Kent State women’s basketball program generated $2,066,954 in revenue against $2,066,954 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $30,298 in operating expense per athlete, or $454,475 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $3,036,075 to the women’s $2,066,954 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (971 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 87%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 985 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 87% and 94% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball comes in above the pack at 992.
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