by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Central Arkansas, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UCA competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The UCA men’s basketball team fields 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCA women’s basketball team fields 12 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UCA carries 30 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports UCA sponsors, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is John Shulman.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Tony Kemper.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 13 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 UCA men’s basketball program brought in $1,580,339 in revenue against $1,580,339 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $28,455 in operating expense per athlete, or $512,189 per team.
The UCA women’s basketball program brought in $1,232,348 in revenue against $1,232,348 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $28,108 in operating expense per athlete, or $337,291 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $1,580,339 to the women’s $1,232,348 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 962 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 952 (971 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 962 and the women 952, with graduation success rates of 100% and 94% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, basketball lands below the pack at 957.
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