by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at McNeese State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. McNeese competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The McNeese men’s basketball team fields 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The McNeese women’s basketball team fields 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, McNeese fields 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports McNeese reports, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is William Armstrong.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Ayla Guzzardo.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 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 McNeese men’s basketball program generated $3,169,273 in revenue against $3,169,273 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $6,821 in operating expense per athlete, or $102,316 per team.
The McNeese women’s basketball program reported $1,109,117 in revenue against $1,109,117 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $4,858 in operating expense per athlete, or $72,874 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $3,169,273 to the women’s $1,109,117 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (945 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. It retained 91% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 972 (969 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 84%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 984 and the women 972, with graduation success rates of 82% and 84% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 979, basketball lands below the pack at 978.
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