by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Princeton University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Princeton competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Princeton men’s basketball team fields 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 71. Academic data covers 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Princeton women’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 62. The most recent cohort included 64 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Princeton fields 33 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 22 varsity sports Princeton reports, basketball ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Mitch Henderson.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Lauren Gosselin.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 22 sports, basketball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Princeton men’s basketball program brought in $2,445,350 in revenue against $2,445,350 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $23,885 in operating expense per athlete, or $406,049 per team.
The Princeton women’s basketball program generated $1,685,029 in revenue against $1,685,029 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $23,315 in operating expense per athlete, or $373,033 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $2,445,350 to the women’s $1,685,029 in revenue.
Against the school’s 22 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 992 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball comes in above the pack at 996.
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