by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Morehead State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Morehead State University is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The Morehead State University men’s basketball team fields 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Morehead State University women’s basketball team lists 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Morehead State University fields 33 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Morehead State University reports, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Jonathan Mattox.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Jackie Alexander.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 13 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 Morehead State University men’s basketball program generated $1,888,515 in revenue against $1,967,263 in expenses, running a deficit of $78,748. Per athlete, that is about $28,223 in operating expense per athlete, or $451,560 per team.
The Morehead State University women’s basketball program reported $1,436,922 in revenue against $1,515,388 in expenses, coming up short by $78,466. That works out to about $22,333 in operating expense per athlete, or $379,659 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $1,888,515 to the women’s $1,436,922 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 30% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 924 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 72%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 971 and the women 924, with graduation success rates of 93% and 72% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 978, basketball sits below average at 948.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.