by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Denver, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. DU is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of The Summit League.
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The DU men’s basketball team lists 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The DU women’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, DU carries 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports DU sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Tim Bergstraser.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Doshia Woods.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 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 DU men’s basketball program brought in $3,783,572 in revenue against $3,783,572 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $42,067 in operating expense per athlete, or $630,998 per team.
The DU women’s basketball program brought in $2,564,970 in revenue against $2,564,970 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $33,526 in operating expense per athlete, or $502,889 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $3,783,572 to the women’s $2,564,970 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 961 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 987 (979 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 961 and the women 987, with graduation success rates of 100% and 92% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 981, basketball sits below average at 974.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.