by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UMass Amherst is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The UMass Amherst men’s basketball team carries 17 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UMass Amherst women’s basketball team fields 48 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UMass Amherst fields 65 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 48 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports UMass Amherst sponsors, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Frank Martin.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Michael Leflar.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMass Amherst men’s basketball program generated $6,221,448 in revenue against $6,221,448 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $53,201 in operating expense per athlete, or $904,418 per team.
The UMass Amherst women’s basketball program reported $3,026,548 in revenue against $3,026,548 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $18,002 in operating expense per athlete, or $864,107 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $6,221,448 to the women’s $3,026,548 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (946 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 82%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 92% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 967 and the women 978, with graduation success rates of 82% and 92% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, basketball trails the average at 972.
When UMass Amherst earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.