by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at South Dakota State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. South Dakota State competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Summit League.
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The South Dakota State men’s basketball team carries 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The South Dakota State women’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. The most recent cohort included 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, South Dakota State fields 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports South Dakota State sponsors, basketball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Bryan Peterson.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Aaron Johnston.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 14 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 Dakota State men’s basketball program generated $2,622,597 in revenue against $2,622,597 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $49,527 in operating expense per athlete, or $742,902 per team.
The South Dakota State women’s basketball program brought in $2,156,630 in revenue against $2,156,630 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $45,219 in operating expense per athlete, or $678,289 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $2,622,597 to the women’s $2,156,630 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 89% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, basketball sits above average at 989.
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