by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UC plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The UC men’s basketball team carries 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UC women’s basketball team carries 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The most recent cohort included 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UC carries 29 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports UC reports, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jerrod Calhoun.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Katrina Merriweather.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UC men’s basketball program reported $12,321,038 in revenue against $12,321,038 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $207,241 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,315,848 per team.
The UC women’s basketball program reported $4,400,216 in revenue against $4,400,216 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $87,894 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,142,627 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $12,321,038 to the women’s $4,400,216 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 994 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball sits above average at 997.
When UC places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.