by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of California-Santa Barbara, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UCSB plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big West Conference.
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The UCSB men’s basketball team lists 21 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCSB women’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UCSB fields 37 basketball athletes — 21 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports UCSB reports, basketball ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Joe Pasternack.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Renee Jimenez.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCSB men’s basketball program reported $4,583,984 in revenue against $4,583,984 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $27,630 in operating expense per athlete, or $580,234 per team.
The UCSB women’s basketball program reported $2,467,300 in revenue against $2,467,300 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $20,184 in operating expense per athlete, or $322,948 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $4,583,984 to the women’s $2,467,300 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 21% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (952 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (958 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 986 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 91% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball grades out ahead at 990.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.