by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Central Florida, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UCF plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The UCF men’s basketball team carries 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCF women’s basketball team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UCF carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UCF reports, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Johnny Dawkins.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Sytia Messer.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCF men’s basketball program generated $7,812,023 in revenue against $7,812,023 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $119,834 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,917,350 per team.
The UCF women’s basketball program reported $4,195,677 in revenue against $4,195,677 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $90,135 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,352,024 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $7,812,023 to the women’s $4,195,677 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 977 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 85% and 94% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball lands below the pack at 984.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.