by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UAPB competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The UAPB men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UAPB women’s basketball team lists 12 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UAPB carries 27 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports UAPB reports, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Solomon Bozeman.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Erica Leak.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 11 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 UAPB men’s basketball program generated $731,790 in revenue against $731,790 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $5,292 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,380 per team.
The UAPB women’s basketball program generated $817,924 in revenue against $817,924 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $10,116 in operating expense per athlete, or $121,387 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $731,790 to the women’s $817,924 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 937 (966 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 92% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 961 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 937 and the women 961, with graduation success rates of 75% and 75% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 969, basketball trails the average at 949.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.