by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. U-M plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The U-M men’s basketball team carries 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The U-M women’s basketball team lists 36 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, U-M carries 52 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 36 on the women’s.
Of the 20 varsity sports U-M sponsors, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Dusty May.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kim Barnes Arico.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 20 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The U-M men’s basketball program reported $21,209,886 in revenue against $14,358,515 in expenses, a net profit of $6,851,371. That works out to about $150,827 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,413,236 per team.
The U-M women’s basketball program reported $1,138,510 in revenue against $5,858,899 in expenses, coming up short by $4,720,389. That works out to about $44,749 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,610,980 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $21,209,886 to the women’s $1,138,510 in revenue.
Against the school’s 20 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 962 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 100% 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 92%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 962 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 92% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball lands below the pack at 978.
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