by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Northern Illinois University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. NIU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The NIU men’s basketball team lists 17 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NIU women’s basketball team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, NIU fields 32 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports NIU reports, basketball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Rashon Burno.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jacey Brooks.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 14 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 NIU men’s basketball program generated $3,501,498 in revenue against $3,491,498 in expenses, netting $10,000. That works out to about $36,736 in operating expense per athlete, or $624,510 per team.
The NIU women’s basketball program generated $3,310,081 in revenue against $3,300,081 in expenses, netting $10,000. Per athlete, that is about $44,956 in operating expense per athlete, or $674,346 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $3,501,498 to the women’s $3,310,081 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 20% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (951 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 71%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 71% and 92% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, basketball grades out ahead at 989.
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