by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Maine, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UMaine competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of America East Conference.
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The UMaine men’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UMaine women’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UMaine carries 32 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UMaine sponsors, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Chris Markwood.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Amy Vachon.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMaine men’s basketball program reported $1,994,568 in revenue against $1,994,568 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $30,354 in operating expense per athlete, or $485,671 per team.
The UMaine women’s basketball program reported $1,859,961 in revenue against $1,859,961 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $23,021 in operating expense per athlete, or $368,339 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,994,568 to the women’s $1,859,961 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, or about 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (956 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 87%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 965 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 87% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball trails the average at 980.
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