by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Dayton, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UDayton competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The UDayton men’s basketball team fields 17 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UDayton women’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UDayton carries 32 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UDayton reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Anthony Grant.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Tamika Jeter.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UDayton men’s basketball program generated $19,110,406 in revenue against $10,276,933 in expenses, for a surplus of $8,833,473. This comes to about $143,653 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,442,098 per team.
The UDayton women’s basketball program brought in $1,748,432 in revenue against $4,127,764 in expenses, a net loss of $2,379,332. This comes to about $64,718 in operating expense per athlete, or $970,765 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $19,110,406 to the women’s $1,748,432 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 48% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (969 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 88% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball comes in above the pack at 994.
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