by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Rice University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Rice competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The Rice men’s basketball team carries 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Rice women’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Rice carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Rice sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Rob Lanier.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Lindsay Edmonds.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rice men’s basketball program generated $5,021,145 in revenue against $5,021,145 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $84,859 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,357,746 per team.
The Rice women’s basketball program brought in $4,326,108 in revenue against $4,326,108 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $103,603 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,554,046 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $5,021,145 to the women’s $4,326,108 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (959 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 98% 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%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 989 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 75% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball grades out ahead at 994.
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