by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Prairie View A & M University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. PVAMU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
Skip ahead to the topic you care about:
The PVAMU men’s basketball team carries 18 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The PVAMU women’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, PVAMU fields 32 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports PVAMU reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Byron Smith.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Tai Dillard.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 13 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 PVAMU men’s basketball program generated $1,166,481 in revenue against $1,166,481 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $24,276 in operating expense per athlete, or $436,961 per team.
The PVAMU women’s basketball program brought in $1,045,728 in revenue against $1,045,728 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $20,225 in operating expense per athlete, or $283,155 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,166,481 to the women’s $1,045,728 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 earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 956 (923 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 58%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 90% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (919 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 50%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 90% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 956 and the women 966, with graduation success rates of 58% and 50% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 972, basketball lands below the pack at 961.
If PVAMU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.