by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Norfolk State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Norfolk State is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The Norfolk State men’s basketball team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Norfolk State women’s basketball team carries 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Norfolk State carries 26 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports Norfolk State reports, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Robert Jones.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jermaine Woods.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Norfolk State men’s basketball program reported $2,771,667 in revenue against $2,771,667 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $55,797 in operating expense per athlete, or $781,153 per team.
The Norfolk State women’s basketball program reported $1,983,411 in revenue against $1,983,411 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $13,402 in operating expense per athlete, or $160,824 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,771,667 to the women’s $1,983,411 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 942 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (943 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 942 and the women 971, with graduation success rates of 79% and 88% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 959, basketball lands below the pack at 956.
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