by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Northeastern University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Northeastern plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The Northeastern men’s basketball team lists 13 student 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 Northeastern women’s basketball team lists 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The NCAA tracked 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Northeastern carries 30 basketball athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Northeastern reports, basketball sits at #8 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. Leading the program is Bill Coen.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Priscilla Edwards.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northeastern men’s basketball program brought in $3,701,414 in revenue against $3,701,414 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $43,360 in operating expense per athlete, or $563,676 per team.
The Northeastern women’s basketball program brought in $3,019,215 in revenue against $3,019,215 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $17,305 in operating expense per athlete, or $294,190 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $3,701,414 to the women’s $3,019,215 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball grades out ahead at 994.
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