by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Middle Tennessee State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Middle Tennessee State University competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Middle Tennessee State University men’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Middle Tennessee State University women’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The NCAA tracked 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Middle Tennessee State University carries 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Middle Tennessee State University sponsors, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Nick McDevitt.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Rick Insell.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Middle Tennessee State University men’s basketball program brought in $3,283,470 in revenue against $3,283,470 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $58,632 in operating expense per athlete, or $879,482 per team.
The Middle Tennessee State University women’s basketball program generated $3,299,209 in revenue against $3,299,209 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $67,454 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,011,808 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $3,283,470 to the women’s $3,299,209 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 961 (957 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 91% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (976 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 961 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 82% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 979, basketball sits right at the average at 978.
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