by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Kentucky, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UK is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UK men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UK women’s basketball team carries 13 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UK carries 28 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports UK sponsors, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Mark Pope.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kenny Brooks.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UK men’s basketball program brought in $21,370,744 in revenue against $21,370,744 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $264,852 in operating expense per athlete, or $3,972,773 per team.
The UK women’s basketball program reported $7,659,582 in revenue against $7,659,582 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $110,019 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,430,246 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $21,370,744 to the women’s $7,659,582 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 994 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 991, basketball comes in above the pack at 997.
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