by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Murray State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Murray State competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Murray State men’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Murray State women’s basketball team fields 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. Academic data covers 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Murray State carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Murray State sponsors, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Miller.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Rechelle Turner.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 12 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 Murray State men’s basketball program reported $4,312,531 in revenue against $2,785,564 in expenses, netting $1,526,967. That works out to about $52,265 in operating expense per athlete, or $836,236 per team.
The Murray State women’s basketball program brought in $2,270,642 in revenue against $1,785,414 in expenses, netting $485,228. This comes to about $33,922 in operating expense per athlete, or $508,826 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $4,312,531 to the women’s $2,270,642 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 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 960 (954 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 960 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 89% and 92% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 981, basketball matches the average at 980.
If Murray 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.