by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Idaho, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. U of I competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The U of I men’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The U of I women’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, U of I carries 30 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports U of I sponsors, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Alex Pribble.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Arthur Moreira.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The U of I men’s basketball program reported $1,627,433 in revenue against $1,627,433 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $36,465 in operating expense per athlete, or $583,446 per team.
The U of I women’s basketball program generated $1,453,151 in revenue against $1,453,151 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $35,526 in operating expense per athlete, or $497,357 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,627,433 to the women’s $1,453,151 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 963 (937 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 90% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (986 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 963 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 92% and 93% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball trails the average at 976.
If U of I 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.