by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Connecticut, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UCONN plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The UCONN men’s basketball team fields 13 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UCONN women’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 49. The NCAA tracked 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UCONN carries 27 basketball athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports UCONN sponsors, basketball comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Daniel Hurley.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Geno Auriemma.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCONN men’s basketball program brought in $20,175,328 in revenue against $20,175,328 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $316,854 in operating expense per athlete, or $4,119,104 per team.
The UCONN women’s basketball program reported $12,618,634 in revenue against $12,618,634 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $220,990 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,093,853 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $20,175,328 to the women’s $12,618,634 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 34% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (989 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball sits above average at 1000.
If UCONN earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.