by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Southern Utah University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Southern Utah University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Western Athletic Conference.
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The Southern Utah University men’s basketball team fields 21 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Southern Utah University women’s basketball team lists 18 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Southern Utah University fields 39 basketball athletes — 21 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Southern Utah University sponsors, basketball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Rob Jeter.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Tracy Mason.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 11 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 Southern Utah University men’s basketball program reported $1,674,288 in revenue against $1,812,262 in expenses, a net loss of $137,974. That works out to about $30,009 in operating expense per athlete, or $630,198 per team.
The Southern Utah University women’s basketball program brought in $1,321,961 in revenue against $1,447,602 in expenses, coming up short by $125,641. Per athlete, that is about $23,061 in operating expense per athlete, or $415,093 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $1,674,288 to the women’s $1,321,961 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 930 (962 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 92% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 930 and the women 965, with graduation success rates of 92% and 89% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 971, basketball sits below average at 948.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.