by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Stony Brook University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SUNY Stony Brook plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The SUNY Stony Brook men’s basketball team lists 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SUNY Stony Brook women’s basketball team fields 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, SUNY Stony Brook fields 28 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports SUNY Stony Brook sponsors, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Geno Ford.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Joy McCorvey.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SUNY Stony Brook men’s basketball program generated $3,701,192 in revenue against $3,701,192 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $55,169 in operating expense per athlete, or $772,366 per team.
The SUNY Stony Brook women’s basketball program generated $2,369,330 in revenue against $2,369,330 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $27,703 in operating expense per athlete, or $387,842 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $3,701,192 to the women’s $2,369,330 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 948 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 948 and the women 984, with graduation success rates of 86% and 94% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 980, basketball trails the average at 966.
When SUNY Stony Brook places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.