by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of California-Los Angeles, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UCLA is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UCLA men’s basketball team fields 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCLA women’s basketball team lists 29 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UCLA carries 46 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports UCLA reports, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Mick Cronin.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Cori Close.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCLA men’s basketball program reported $17,799,741 in revenue against $17,799,741 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $192,199 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,267,378 per team.
The UCLA women’s basketball program brought in $9,690,479 in revenue against $9,690,479 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $92,631 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,686,292 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $17,799,741 to the women’s $9,690,479 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 (945 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 63%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 974 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 63% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball matches the average at 987.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.