by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Louisville, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UofL plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UofL men’s basketball team fields 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 47. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UofL women’s basketball team carries 25 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UofL carries 42 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports UofL reports, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Pat Kelsey.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jeff Walz.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 15 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 UofL men’s basketball program brought in $22,792,373 in revenue against $14,854,067 in expenses, netting $7,938,306. This comes to about $167,141 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,841,394 per team.
The UofL women’s basketball program reported $8,188,113 in revenue against $6,700,777 in expenses, netting $1,487,336. Per athlete, that is about $72,466 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,811,658 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $22,792,373 to the women’s $8,188,113 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 20% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 86% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball sits above average at 998.
If UofL 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.