by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Mercyhurst University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mercyhurst is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Northeast Conference.
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The Mercyhurst men’s basketball team fields 17 athletes. Academic data covers 12 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mercyhurst women’s basketball team fields 15 athletes. Academic data covers 15 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Mercyhurst carries 32 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 19 varsity sports Mercyhurst sponsors, basketball ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Gary Manchel.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Erin Mills-Reid.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 19 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mercyhurst men’s basketball program reported $1,337,695 in revenue against $1,337,695 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $19,252 in operating expense per athlete, or $327,291 per team.
The Mercyhurst women’s basketball program reported $1,126,439 in revenue against $1,126,439 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $13,503 in operating expense per athlete, or $202,547 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,337,695 to the women’s $1,126,439 in revenue.
Among the school’s 19 sports, basketball sits #3 by revenue, or about 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 971 and the women 965, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 978, basketball sits below average at 968.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.