by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Houston, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UH is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The UH men’s basketball team carries 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UH women’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. The NCAA tracked 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UH carries 28 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports UH reports, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kelvin Sampson.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Matthew Mitchell.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 13 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 UH men’s basketball program reported $14,577,598 in revenue against $14,577,598 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $169,684 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,375,577 per team.
The UH women’s basketball program generated $3,685,535 in revenue against $3,685,535 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $63,565 in operating expense per athlete, or $889,914 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $14,577,598 to the women’s $3,685,535 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (978 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 965, with graduation success rates of 100% and 79% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, basketball lands below the pack at 982.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.