by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at The University of Alabama, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UA plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UA men’s basketball team lists 20 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UA women’s basketball team carries 30 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UA carries 50 basketball athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 30 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports UA sponsors, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Nate Oats.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Pauline Love.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UA men’s basketball program reported $24,406,961 in revenue against $15,230,030 in expenses, for a surplus of $9,176,931. Per athlete, that is about $131,507 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,630,132 per team.
The UA women’s basketball program reported $5,433,584 in revenue against $5,433,584 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $44,098 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,322,947 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $24,406,961 to the women’s $5,433,584 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (978 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 975 and the women 988, with graduation success rates of 91% and 88% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball trails the average at 982.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.