by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Texas Christian University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. TCU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The TCU men’s basketball team fields 17 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The TCU women’s basketball team carries 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, TCU carries 31 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports TCU sponsors, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jamie Dixon.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Mark Campbell.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The TCU men’s basketball program reported $15,620,468 in revenue against $15,620,468 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $147,131 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,501,230 per team.
The TCU women’s basketball program brought in $9,587,284 in revenue against $9,587,284 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $152,876 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,140,265 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $15,620,468 to the women’s $9,587,284 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #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 966 (941 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 50%. It retained 92% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 964 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 966 and the women 964, with graduation success rates of 50% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 981, basketball trails the average at 965.
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