by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at The University of Texas at Austin, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UT Austin competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UT Austin men’s basketball team fields 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. Academic data covers 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UT Austin women’s basketball team lists 32 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. Academic data covers 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UT Austin fields 48 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 32 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports UT Austin reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Sean Miller.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Vic Schaefer.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Austin men’s basketball program generated $17,377,540 in revenue against $22,209,288 in expenses, a net loss of $4,831,748. Per athlete, that is about $103,918 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,662,692 per team.
The UT Austin women’s basketball program brought in $2,445,545 in revenue against $10,400,257 in expenses, coming up short by $7,954,712. Per athlete, that is about $38,316 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,226,116 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $17,377,540 to the women’s $2,445,545 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 988 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 73% and 83% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball lands below the pack at 989.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.