by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Illinois Chicago, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UIC is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The UIC men’s basketball team lists 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UIC women’s basketball team fields 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UIC fields 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UIC reports, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’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 Robert Ehsan.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ashleen Bracey.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UIC men’s basketball program generated $4,010,459 in revenue against $4,010,459 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $60,272 in operating expense per athlete, or $904,087 per team.
The UIC women’s basketball program generated $2,615,016 in revenue against $2,615,016 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $41,409 in operating expense per athlete, or $621,134 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $4,010,459 to the women’s $2,615,016 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 26% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 956 (954 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 92% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 956 and the women 982, with graduation success rates of 82% and 92% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball sits below average at 969.
If UIC earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.