by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of California-Riverside, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UCR plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UCR men’s basketball team lists 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCR women’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UCR carries 31 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports UCR sponsors, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Gus Argenal.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Brad Langston.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCR men’s basketball program reported $2,917,272 in revenue against $2,917,272 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $41,306 in operating expense per athlete, or $619,591 per team.
The UCR women’s basketball program brought in $2,317,582 in revenue against $2,317,582 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $27,578 in operating expense per athlete, or $441,249 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $2,917,272 to the women’s $2,317,582 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 27% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (958 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (953 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 94% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 82% and 88% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, basketball grades out ahead at 992.
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