by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of California-Davis, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UC Davis is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UC Davis men’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UC Davis women’s basketball team fields 23 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UC Davis fields 39 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 23 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports UC Davis reports, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jim Les.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Jennifer Gross.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 19 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC Davis men’s basketball program brought in $2,779,115 in revenue against $2,779,115 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $29,259 in operating expense per athlete, or $468,150 per team.
The UC Davis women’s basketball program generated $2,308,680 in revenue against $2,308,680 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $16,335 in operating expense per athlete, or $375,696 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $2,779,115 to the women’s $2,308,680 in revenue.
Among the school’s 19 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 962 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 962 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball trails the average at 976.
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