by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at New Jersey Institute of Technology, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. NJIT plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of America East Conference.
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The NJIT men’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NJIT women’s basketball team fields 17 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, NJIT carries 33 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports NJIT sponsors, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Grant Billmeier.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Mike Lane.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NJIT men’s basketball program reported $2,599,758 in revenue against $2,562,747 in expenses, a net profit of $37,011. Per athlete, that is about $20,893 in operating expense per athlete, or $334,283 per team.
The NJIT women’s basketball program generated $2,064,535 in revenue against $2,008,115 in expenses, netting $56,420. That works out to about $17,900 in operating expense per athlete, or $304,300 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,599,758 to the women’s $2,064,535 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 (953 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 970 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 991, basketball sits below average at 985.
When NJIT places on one of our 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.