by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. NSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The NSU men’s basketball team carries 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NSU women’s basketball team carries 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, NSU fields 32 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports NSU reports, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Hugo Cabrera.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Anna Nimz.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NSU men’s basketball program reported $1,811,320 in revenue against $1,285,774 in expenses, netting $525,546. That works out to about $15,815 in operating expense per athlete, or $237,221 per team.
The NSU women’s basketball program generated $1,163,354 in revenue against $1,098,475 in expenses, for a surplus of $64,879. Per athlete, that is about $11,865 in operating expense per athlete, or $201,709 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,811,320 to the women’s $1,163,354 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 20% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 963 (967 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 950 (976 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 963 and the women 950, with graduation success rates of 100% and 94% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 972, basketball lands below the pack at 956.
When NSU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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