by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at New Mexico State University-Main Campus, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. NMSU Main Campus is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The NMSU Main Campus men’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The most recent cohort included 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NMSU Main Campus women’s basketball team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 63. The NCAA tracked 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, NMSU Main Campus carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports NMSU Main Campus 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 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jason Hooten.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jody Adams-Birch.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NMSU Main Campus men’s basketball program reported $3,369,157 in revenue against $3,369,157 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $58,115 in operating expense per athlete, or $929,844 per team.
The NMSU Main Campus women’s basketball program generated $2,245,998 in revenue against $2,245,998 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $46,783 in operating expense per athlete, or $701,745 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $3,369,157 to the women’s $2,245,998 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 944 (972 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 944 and the women 966, with graduation success rates of 73% and 88% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 983, basketball sits below average at 955.
When NMSU Main Campus earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.