by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Memphis, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UofM competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The UofM men’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UofM women’s basketball team lists 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UofM fields 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UofM sponsors, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway.
The women’s basketball program carries 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Hana Haden.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 7.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UofM men’s basketball program generated $9,300,094 in revenue against $9,300,094 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $152,950 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,447,194 per team.
The UofM women’s basketball program brought in $3,538,965 in revenue against $3,538,965 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $83,404 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,251,063 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $9,300,094 to the women’s $3,538,965 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 980 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 966 and the women 980, with graduation success rates of 78% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball lands below the pack at 973.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.