by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at The University of Tennessee-Martin, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UT Martin plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The UT Martin men’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UT Martin women’s basketball team lists 19 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. Academic data covers 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UT Martin fields 34 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports UT Martin sponsors, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Jeremy Shulman.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Kevin McMillan.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Martin men’s basketball program reported $1,540,438 in revenue against $1,539,012 in expenses, a net profit of $1,426. That works out to about $22,134 in operating expense per athlete, or $332,015 per team.
The UT Martin women’s basketball program generated $1,393,494 in revenue against $1,401,264 in expenses, a net loss of $7,770. That works out to about $11,356 in operating expense per athlete, or $215,773 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $1,540,438 to the women’s $1,393,494 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 983 and the women 974, with graduation success rates of 75% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 979, basketball is on par with the average at 978.
When UT Martin places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.