by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at The University of Texas at El Paso, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UTEP plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The UTEP men’s basketball team fields 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UTEP women’s basketball team carries 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The NCAA tracked 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UTEP fields 30 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports UTEP reports, basketball ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Joe Golding.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Keitha Adams.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UTEP men’s basketball program brought in $7,644,864 in revenue against $3,747,767 in expenses, a net profit of $3,897,097. That works out to about $51,241 in operating expense per athlete, or $819,850 per team.
The UTEP women’s basketball program brought in $1,401,559 in revenue against $2,103,930 in expenses, a net loss of $702,371. This comes to about $38,247 in operating expense per athlete, or $535,457 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $7,644,864 to the women’s $1,401,559 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (941 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 89% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 986, with graduation success rates of 91% and 92% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 986, basketball lands below the pack at 982.
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