by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Southern University and A & M College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Southern University and A & M College competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The Southern University and A & M College men’s basketball team lists 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. The NCAA tracked 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Southern University and A & M College women’s basketball team lists 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The NCAA tracked 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Southern University and A & M College carries 32 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Southern University and A & M College reports, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Kevin Johnson.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Carlos Funchess.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Southern University and A & M College men’s basketball program brought in $842,385 in revenue against $1,229,692 in expenses, a net loss of $387,307. This comes to about $23,421 in operating expense per athlete, or $374,742 per team.
The Southern University and A & M College women’s basketball program generated $895,927 in revenue against $1,089,349 in expenses, running a deficit of $193,422. This comes to about $20,007 in operating expense per athlete, or $320,109 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $842,385 to the women’s $895,927 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (933 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 64%. It retained 91% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (964 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 966 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 64% and 89% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 963, basketball grades out ahead at 978.
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