by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Arkansas, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UARK is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UARK men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UARK women’s basketball team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UARK carries 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports UARK reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is John Calipari.
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 Kelsi Musick.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UARK men’s basketball program reported $25,392,395 in revenue against $21,254,027 in expenses, netting $4,138,368. Per athlete, that is about $247,519 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,712,787 per team.
The UARK women’s basketball program reported $294,472 in revenue against $6,730,975 in expenses, coming up short by $6,436,503. Per athlete, that is about $114,462 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,602,461 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $25,392,395 to the women’s $294,472 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (958 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 57%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 976 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 57% and 88% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball lands below the pack at 983.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.