by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Mississippi Valley State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mississippi Valley State University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The Mississippi Valley State University men’s basketball team carries 18 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 47 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mississippi Valley State University women’s basketball team fields 18 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 47. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Mississippi Valley State University fields 36 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports Mississippi Valley State University sponsors, basketball ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Michael Davis, Sr.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jason James.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mississippi Valley State University men’s basketball program generated $993,877 in revenue against $717,325 in expenses, netting $276,552. Per athlete, that is about $12,665 in operating expense per athlete, or $227,978 per team.
The Mississippi Valley State University women’s basketball program reported $615,606 in revenue against $619,024 in expenses, a net loss of $3,418. This comes to about $9,156 in operating expense per athlete, or $164,805 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $993,877 to the women’s $615,606 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 29% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 884 (933 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 44%. The program kept 89% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 892 (944 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 74%. The program kept 92% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 884 and the women 892, with graduation success rates of 44% and 74% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 930, basketball sits below average at 888.
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