by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University at Buffalo, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. University at Buffalo is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The University at Buffalo men’s basketball team fields 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The University at Buffalo women’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, University at Buffalo carries 31 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports University at Buffalo reports, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is George Halcovage III.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kristen Sharkey.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University at Buffalo men’s basketball program reported $4,263,532 in revenue against $4,263,532 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $81,881 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,228,210 per team.
The University at Buffalo women’s basketball program brought in $3,014,871 in revenue against $3,014,871 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $49,882 in operating expense per athlete, or $798,110 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $4,263,532 to the women’s $3,014,871 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 recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 972 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 971 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 972 and the women 971, with graduation success rates of 90% and 90% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 984, basketball trails the average at 972.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.