by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Liberty University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Liberty University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Liberty University men’s basketball team carries 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Liberty University women’s basketball team lists 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The most recent cohort included 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Liberty University carries 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Liberty University reports, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Ritchie McKay.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Alexis Sherard.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Liberty University men’s basketball program generated $5,566,763 in revenue against $5,566,763 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $73,223 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,098,350 per team.
The Liberty University women’s basketball program generated $2,987,453 in revenue against $2,987,453 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $52,808 in operating expense per athlete, or $739,309 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $5,566,763 to the women’s $2,987,453 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 94% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball sits above average at 1000.
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