by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UL Lafayette is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The UL Lafayette men’s basketball team lists 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UL Lafayette women’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The NCAA tracked 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UL Lafayette carries 32 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports UL Lafayette sponsors, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Quannas White.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Garry Brodhead.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UL Lafayette men’s basketball program reported $3,342,908 in revenue against $3,342,908 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $37,606 in operating expense per athlete, or $639,303 per team.
The UL Lafayette women’s basketball program generated $2,122,473 in revenue against $2,122,473 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $29,232 in operating expense per athlete, or $438,487 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $3,342,908 to the women’s $2,122,473 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (948 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 953 (963 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 965 and the women 953, with graduation success rates of 79% and 92% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 976, basketball trails the average at 959.
If UL Lafayette 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.