by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Temple University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Temple is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The Temple men’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Temple women’s basketball team fields 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Temple carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Temple reports, basketball ranks #5 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. The head coach is Adam Fisher.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Diane Richardson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Temple men’s basketball program brought in $6,770,488 in revenue against $6,770,488 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $96,237 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,539,787 per team.
The Temple women’s basketball program reported $5,144,591 in revenue against $5,144,591 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $74,005 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,110,077 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $6,770,488 to the women’s $5,144,591 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 955 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 994 and the women 955, with graduation success rates of 100% and 88% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball trails the average at 974.
If Temple earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.