by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Marshall University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Marshall University is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Marshall University men’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Marshall University women’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Marshall University carries 32 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Marshall University reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Cornelius Jackson.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Juli Fulks.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Marshall University men’s basketball program reported $3,593,971 in revenue against $3,593,971 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $65,359 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,045,736 per team.
The Marshall University women’s basketball program generated $2,679,496 in revenue against $2,679,496 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $62,185 in operating expense per athlete, or $994,959 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $3,593,971 to the women’s $2,679,496 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (956 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 995 and the women 976, with graduation success rates of 67% and 93% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 981, basketball sits above average at 986.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.