by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Towson University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Towson competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The Towson men’s basketball team carries 17 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Towson women’s basketball team lists 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 62. The NCAA tracked 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Towson fields 31 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Towson sponsors, basketball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Pat Skerry.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Laura Harper.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Towson men’s basketball program brought in $2,567,095 in revenue against $2,567,095 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $31,116 in operating expense per athlete, or $528,978 per team.
The Towson women’s basketball program reported $1,834,339 in revenue against $1,834,339 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $22,840 in operating expense per athlete, or $319,761 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,567,095 to the women’s $1,834,339 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 958 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 958, with graduation success rates of 100% and 85% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 984, basketball lands below the pack at 968.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.