by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Old Dominion University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Old Dominion competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Old Dominion men’s basketball team fields 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Old Dominion women’s basketball team fields 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The NCAA tracked 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Old Dominion fields 33 basketball athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Old Dominion reports, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Michael Jones.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is DeLisha Milton-Jones.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Old Dominion men’s basketball program brought in $4,218,097 in revenue against $4,218,097 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $75,856 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,441,256 per team.
The Old Dominion women’s basketball program generated $3,474,378 in revenue against $3,474,378 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $86,087 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,205,224 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $4,218,097 to the women’s $3,474,378 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 966 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 983, basketball sits below average at 976.
When Old Dominion 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.