by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Tennessee Technological University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Tennessee Tech University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The Tennessee Tech University men’s basketball team lists 18 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Tennessee Tech University women’s basketball team lists 13 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Tennessee Tech University fields 31 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Tennessee Tech University sponsors, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Tobin Anderson.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kim Rosamond.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 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 Tennessee Tech University men’s basketball program reported $1,828,387 in revenue against $1,828,387 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $19,645 in operating expense per athlete, or $353,617 per team.
The Tennessee Tech University women’s basketball program generated $1,815,841 in revenue against $1,815,841 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $34,627 in operating expense per athlete, or $450,155 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,828,387 to the women’s $1,815,841 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (950 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. It retained 92% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 967 and the women 984, with graduation success rates of 91% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, basketball sits below average at 976.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.