by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Louisiana at Monroe, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. ULM plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The ULM men’s basketball team lists 12 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The ULM women’s basketball team lists 13 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The most recent cohort included 66 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, ULM carries 25 basketball athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports ULM sponsors, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Ryan Cross.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Scotty Fletcher.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 12 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 ULM men’s basketball program generated $1,568,266 in revenue against $1,568,266 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $25,440 in operating expense per athlete, or $305,284 per team.
The ULM women’s basketball program generated $1,439,439 in revenue against $1,439,439 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $37,698 in operating expense per athlete, or $490,078 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,568,266 to the women’s $1,439,439 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 952 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 955 (958 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 952 and the women 955, with graduation success rates of 90% and 67% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 974, basketball sits below average at 954.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.