by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Alabama at Birmingham, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UAB competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The UAB men’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UAB women’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The most recent cohort included 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UAB fields 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports UAB reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Andy Kennedy.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Randy Norton.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAB men’s basketball program generated $5,349,479 in revenue against $5,003,621 in expenses, netting $345,858. Per athlete, that is about $44,493 in operating expense per athlete, or $711,889 per team.
The UAB women’s basketball program generated $2,577,756 in revenue against $2,435,278 in expenses, netting $142,478. This comes to about $33,977 in operating expense per athlete, or $509,648 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $5,349,479 to the women’s $2,577,756 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 988 and the women 987, with graduation success rates of 79% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 980, basketball comes in above the pack at 988.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.