by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Mercer University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mercer is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Mercer men’s basketball team fields 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mercer women’s basketball team fields 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The most recent cohort included 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Mercer carries 29 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Mercer sponsors, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ryan Ridder.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Michelle Clark-Heard.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mercer men’s basketball program brought in $2,346,280 in revenue against $2,346,280 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $26,079 in operating expense per athlete, or $365,103 per team.
The Mercer women’s basketball program brought in $2,121,512 in revenue against $2,121,512 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $22,190 in operating expense per athlete, or $332,857 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,346,280 to the women’s $2,121,512 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 968 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 968 and the women 975, with graduation success rates of 80% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball lands below the pack at 972.
When Mercer places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.