by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UMN Twin Cities competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UMN Twin Cities men’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UMN Twin Cities women’s basketball team fields 21 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. Academic data covers 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UMN Twin Cities fields 37 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports UMN Twin Cities sponsors, basketball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Niko Medved.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Dawn Plitzuweit.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMN Twin Cities men’s basketball program brought in $15,997,942 in revenue against $15,623,863 in expenses, a net profit of $374,079. That works out to about $109,918 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,758,694 per team.
The UMN Twin Cities women’s basketball program generated $1,638,813 in revenue against $6,587,319 in expenses, a net loss of $4,948,506. Per athlete, that is about $81,725 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,716,228 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $15,997,942 to the women’s $1,638,813 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 90% and 91% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 993, basketball grades out ahead at 998.
If UMN Twin Cities earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.