by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Portland State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Portland State University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The Portland State University men’s basketball team fields 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Portland State University women’s basketball team fields 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The most recent cohort included 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Portland State University carries 30 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Portland State University sponsors, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Jase Coburn.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Karlie Burris.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Portland State University men’s basketball program brought in $2,172,702 in revenue against $2,172,702 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $40,416 in operating expense per athlete, or $565,826 per team.
The Portland State University women’s basketball program reported $1,500,249 in revenue against $1,500,249 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $20,722 in operating expense per athlete, or $331,544 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,172,702 to the women’s $1,500,249 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (956 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (967 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 977 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 100% and 80% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, basketball sits above average at 983.
If Portland State University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.