by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Samford University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Samford competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Samford men’s basketball team fields 22 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Samford women’s basketball team lists 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Samford fields 35 basketball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Samford reports, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Lennie Acuff.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Matt Wise.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Samford men’s basketball program generated $3,671,957 in revenue against $3,532,803 in expenses, for a surplus of $139,154. Per athlete, that is about $25,856 in operating expense per athlete, or $568,838 per team.
The Samford women’s basketball program generated $1,506,207 in revenue against $1,392,925 in expenses, a net profit of $113,282. Per athlete, that is about $15,771 in operating expense per athlete, or $205,029 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $3,671,957 to the women’s $1,506,207 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 972 (964 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 972 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 82% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball lands below the pack at 986.
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