This page takes a deep look at Basketball at North Carolina State University at Raleigh, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. NC State competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The NC State men’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NC State women’s basketball team lists 13 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 49 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, NC State fields 28 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports NC State sponsors, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Vacant.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Wes Moore.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NC State men’s basketball program generated $18,993,591 in revenue against $11,858,910 in expenses, a net profit of $7,134,681. Per athlete, that is about $141,388 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,120,820 per team.
The NC State women’s basketball program reported $1,558,266 in revenue against $6,202,637 in expenses, a net loss of $4,644,371. That works out to about $133,976 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,741,682 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $18,993,591 to the women’s $1,558,266 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (954 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (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 981 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 75% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 993, basketball lands below the pack at 990.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.