by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SIUC competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The SIUC men’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SIUC women’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, SIUC carries 29 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports SIUC sponsors, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Scott Nagy.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kelly Bond-White.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SIUC men’s basketball program generated $3,008,666 in revenue against $3,008,666 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $60,279 in operating expense per athlete, or $843,904 per team.
The SIUC women’s basketball program generated $1,770,039 in revenue against $1,770,039 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $33,427 in operating expense per athlete, or $501,404 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $3,008,666 to the women’s $1,770,039 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (962 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 957 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 984 and the women 957, with graduation success rates of 100% and 93% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 979, basketball lands below the pack at 970.
When SIUC earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.