by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Syracuse University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Syracuse plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Syracuse men’s basketball team fields 17 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 44. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Syracuse women’s basketball team carries 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 62. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Syracuse carries 30 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Syracuse reports, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Gerry McNamara.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Felisha Legette-Jack.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Syracuse men’s basketball program brought in $31,587,705 in revenue against $15,936,295 in expenses, for a surplus of $15,651,410. Per athlete, that is about $144,836 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,462,212 per team.
The Syracuse women’s basketball program generated $1,968,506 in revenue against $5,994,083 in expenses, coming up short by $4,025,577. That works out to about $125,427 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,630,549 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $31,587,705 to the women’s $1,968,506 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 57%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 57% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball trails the average at 989.
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