by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Tennessee State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Tennessee State University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The Tennessee State University men’s basketball team fields 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Tennessee State University women’s basketball team lists 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The NCAA tracked 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Tennessee State University carries 24 basketball athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports Tennessee State University reports, basketball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is NOLAN SMITH.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Candice Dupree.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Tennessee State University men’s basketball program reported $1,633,260 in revenue against $1,633,260 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $25,310 in operating expense per athlete, or $329,027 per team.
The Tennessee State University women’s basketball program brought in $1,291,259 in revenue against $1,291,258 in expenses, for a surplus of $1. Per athlete, that is about $23,572 in operating expense per athlete, or $259,296 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,633,260 to the women’s $1,291,259 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 960 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 95%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 931 (976 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 960 and the women 931, with graduation success rates of 95% and 82% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 957, basketball lands below the pack at 946.
When Tennessee State University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.