by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Oakland University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Oakland competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Horizon League.
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The Oakland men’s basketball team carries 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Oakland women’s basketball team carries 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. Academic data covers 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Oakland carries 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Oakland reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Greg Kampe.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Keisha Newell.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Oakland men’s basketball program reported $2,854,803 in revenue against $2,854,803 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $61,649 in operating expense per athlete, or $924,730 per team.
The Oakland women’s basketball program brought in $1,857,347 in revenue against $1,857,347 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $29,338 in operating expense per athlete, or $440,074 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,854,803 to the women’s $1,857,347 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 27% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 946 (952 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 946 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 86% and 93% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, basketball lands below the pack at 968.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.