by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at San Diego State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SDSU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The SDSU men’s basketball team fields 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SDSU women’s basketball team lists 32 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The NCAA tracked 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, SDSU carries 49 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 32 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports SDSU sponsors, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brian Dutcher.
The women’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 Stacie Terry.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SDSU men’s basketball program reported $15,269,898 in revenue against $9,110,688 in expenses, a net profit of $6,159,210. Per athlete, that is about $200,247 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,404,202 per team.
The SDSU women’s basketball program generated $2,512,933 in revenue against $3,748,607 in expenses, a net loss of $1,235,674. Per athlete, that is about $53,660 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,717,113 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $15,269,898 to the women’s $2,512,933 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 20% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 994 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 91% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 985, basketball sits above average at 994.
When SDSU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.