by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Nicholls State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Nicholls State University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The Nicholls State University men’s basketball team carries 17 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Nicholls State University women’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. Academic data covers 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Nicholls State University fields 33 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Nicholls State University reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Tevon Saddler.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Justin Payne.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 4.
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 Nicholls State University men’s basketball program reported $1,226,806 in revenue against $1,186,820 in expenses, for a surplus of $39,986. That works out to about $19,903 in operating expense per athlete, or $338,352 per team.
The Nicholls State University women’s basketball program brought in $884,527 in revenue against $837,019 in expenses, for a surplus of $47,508. This comes to about $13,137 in operating expense per athlete, or $210,184 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $1,226,806 to the women’s $884,527 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 968 (937 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 942 (957 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 968 and the women 942, with graduation success rates of 73% and 75% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 971, basketball sits below average at 955.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.