by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at South Carolina State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. South Carolina State University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The South Carolina State University men’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. Academic data covers 43 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The South Carolina State University women’s basketball team lists 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 46. The most recent cohort included 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, South Carolina State University carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports South Carolina State University sponsors, basketball comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Erik Martin.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Cedric Baker.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 9 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The South Carolina State University men’s basketball program reported $1,410,787 in revenue against $1,410,787 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $27,714 in operating expense per athlete, or $443,429 per team.
The South Carolina State University women’s basketball program brought in $1,202,933 in revenue against $1,202,933 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $21,344 in operating expense per athlete, or $320,167 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,410,787 to the women’s $1,202,933 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 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 948 (966 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 92% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 926 (972 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.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 948 and the women 926, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 957, basketball sits below average at 937.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.