by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UT Chattanooga competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The UT Chattanooga men’s basketball team fields 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UT Chattanooga women’s basketball team fields 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UT Chattanooga fields 31 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UT Chattanooga sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Dan Earl.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Deandra Schirmer.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 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 UT Chattanooga men’s basketball program reported $2,295,183 in revenue against $2,295,183 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $27,133 in operating expense per athlete, or $461,254 per team.
The UT Chattanooga women’s basketball program generated $1,582,402 in revenue against $1,582,402 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $14,122 in operating expense per athlete, or $197,707 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $2,295,183 to the women’s $1,582,402 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (938 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. Year over year, it held onto 91% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 975 and the women 975, with graduation success rates of 86% and 85% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, basketball lands below the pack at 975.
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