by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Lipscomb University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Lipscomb competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The Lipscomb men’s basketball team lists 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Lipscomb women’s basketball team carries 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Lipscomb carries 26 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports Lipscomb sponsors, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kevin Carroll.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Lauren Sumski.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 10 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 Lipscomb men’s basketball program generated $2,770,794 in revenue against $2,770,794 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $44,014 in operating expense per athlete, or $660,212 per team.
The Lipscomb women’s basketball program brought in $1,847,138 in revenue against $1,847,138 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $35,539 in operating expense per athlete, or $390,927 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,770,794 to the women’s $1,847,138 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 994 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 100% and 93% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball sits above average at 994.
When Lipscomb earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.