by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Kansas, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. KU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The KU men’s basketball team carries 19 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The KU women’s basketball team carries 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, KU fields 33 basketball athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports KU sponsors, basketball ranks #6 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 Bill Self.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brandon Schneider.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 14 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 KU men’s basketball program generated $21,918,945 in revenue against $19,732,078 in expenses, for a surplus of $2,186,867. That works out to about $224,756 in operating expense per athlete, or $4,270,355 per team.
The KU women’s basketball program brought in $5,492,126 in revenue against $5,492,126 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $145,871 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,042,187 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $21,918,945 to the women’s $5,492,126 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (975 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 994 and the women 980, with graduation success rates of 82% and 93% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, basketball sits below average at 987.
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