by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Niagara University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Niagara plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Niagara men’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Niagara women’s basketball team lists 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Niagara fields 27 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Niagara reports, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Greg Paulus.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jada Pierce.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 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 Niagara men’s basketball program reported $2,741,726 in revenue against $2,741,726 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $47,287 in operating expense per athlete, or $662,021 per team.
The Niagara women’s basketball program brought in $1,898,231 in revenue against $1,898,231 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $27,057 in operating expense per athlete, or $351,736 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $2,741,726 to the women’s $1,898,231 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 30% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 943 (966 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 943 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 88% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 982, basketball lands below the pack at 964.
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