by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Missouri State University-Springfield, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Missouri State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Conference USA.
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The Missouri State men’s basketball team fields 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Missouri State women’s basketball team lists 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Missouri State fields 31 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Missouri State reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Cuonzo Martin.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Beth A. Cunningham.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Missouri State men’s basketball program reported $3,751,968 in revenue against $3,751,968 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $75,904 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,290,363 per team.
The Missouri State women’s basketball program reported $2,821,861 in revenue against $2,821,861 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $76,547 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,071,662 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $3,751,968 to the women’s $2,821,861 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 961 (938 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 92% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (976 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 961 and the women 984, with graduation success rates of 93% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball sits below average at 972.
When Missouri State earns a spot on a 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.