by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Stephen F Austin State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SFASU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The SFASU men’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SFASU women’s basketball team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, SFASU carries 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports SFASU reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Matthew R Braeuer.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Leonard Bishop.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SFASU men’s basketball program reported $2,403,896 in revenue against $2,403,896 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $27,732 in operating expense per athlete, or $415,975 per team.
The SFASU women’s basketball program brought in $1,573,154 in revenue against $1,573,154 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $36,996 in operating expense per athlete, or $517,939 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,403,896 to the women’s $1,573,154 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (810 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 68%. It retained 87% of its athletes, with 74% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 957 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 982 and the women 957, with graduation success rates of 68% and 92% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, basketball trails the average at 970.
When SFASU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.