by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Texas Southern University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. TSU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The TSU men’s basketball team lists 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The TSU women’s basketball team lists 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. The NCAA tracked 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, TSU carries 30 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports TSU reports, basketball sits at #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. At the helm is Johnny Jones.
The women’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 Vernette Skeete.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The TSU men’s basketball program generated $1,649,116 in revenue against $1,649,116 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,378 in operating expense per athlete, or $86,052 per team.
The TSU women’s basketball program generated $1,129,776 in revenue against $1,129,776 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $20,570 in operating expense per athlete, or $287,980 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,649,116 to the women’s $1,129,776 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 22% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 941 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 76%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 976 and the women 941, with graduation success rates of 100% and 76% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 973, basketball sits below average at 958.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.