by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at The University of Montana, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UM plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The UM men’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UM women’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UM carries 32 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports UM sponsors, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Travis DeCuire.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Nate Harris.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UM men’s basketball program brought in $3,042,961 in revenue against $3,498,484 in expenses, a net loss of $455,523. This comes to about $13,927 in operating expense per athlete, or $222,839 per team.
The UM women’s basketball program generated $1,335,985 in revenue against $2,289,658 in expenses, a net loss of $953,673. This comes to about $10,300 in operating expense per athlete, or $164,806 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $3,042,961 to the women’s $1,335,985 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 970 and a Graduation Success Rate of 70%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 970 and the women 974, with graduation success rates of 70% and 93% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball lands below the pack at 972.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.