by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Southern Methodist University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SMU is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The SMU men’s basketball team carries 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 43. Academic data covers 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SMU women’s basketball team fields 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 64 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, SMU fields 29 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports SMU sponsors, basketball comes in at #7 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. At the helm is Andy Enfield.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Adia Barnes.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SMU men’s basketball program generated $16,735,281 in revenue against $16,735,281 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $153,711 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,459,376 per team.
The SMU women’s basketball program brought in $7,327,986 in revenue against $7,327,986 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $140,968 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,832,589 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $16,735,281 to the women’s $7,327,986 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 16% 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 77%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (967 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 77% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball trails the average at 984.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.