by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SIUE plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The SIUE men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SIUE women’s basketball team carries 24 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The most recent cohort included 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, SIUE carries 39 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports SIUE reports, basketball comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Brian Barone.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Samantha Quigley Smith.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SIUE men’s basketball program reported $1,698,059 in revenue against $1,698,059 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $25,092 in operating expense per athlete, or $376,378 per team.
The SIUE women’s basketball program generated $1,309,821 in revenue against $1,309,821 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $10,246 in operating expense per athlete, or $245,910 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,698,059 to the women’s $1,309,821 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 973 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 973 and the women 986, with graduation success rates of 93% and 94% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, basketball trails the average at 980.
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