by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Sam Houston State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SHSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The SHSU men’s basketball team lists 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SHSU women’s basketball team fields 13 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, SHSU carries 28 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports SHSU sponsors, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Christopher Mudge.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Ravon Justice.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SHSU men’s basketball program brought in $2,127,419 in revenue against $2,127,419 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $38,211 in operating expense per athlete, or $573,170 per team.
The SHSU women’s basketball program brought in $1,482,521 in revenue against $1,482,521 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $34,130 in operating expense per athlete, or $443,694 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,127,419 to the women’s $1,482,521 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 973 (967 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 984 and the women 973, with graduation success rates of 100% and 85% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball trails the average at 978.
When SHSU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.