by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Maryland-College Park, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UMCP plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UMCP men’s basketball team fields 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UMCP women’s basketball team fields 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. The most recent cohort included 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UMCP carries 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports UMCP reports, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Buzz Williams.
The women’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brenda Frese.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMCP men’s basketball program generated $16,464,647 in revenue against $12,972,857 in expenses, netting $3,491,790. That works out to about $186,308 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,794,615 per team.
The UMCP women’s basketball program generated $1,401,819 in revenue against $8,236,450 in expenses, a net loss of $6,834,631. Per athlete, that is about $151,213 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,268,200 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $16,464,647 to the women’s $1,401,819 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 937 (959 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 38%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (963 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 937 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 38% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 986, basketball sits below average at 966.
If UMCP earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.