by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Missouri-Columbia, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Mizzou plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team fields 18 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 47. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mizzou women’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Mizzou fields 34 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Mizzou sponsors, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Dennis Gates.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kellie Harper.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across 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 Mizzou men’s basketball program brought in $18,857,854 in revenue against $14,354,000 in expenses, a net profit of $4,503,854. Per athlete, that is about $159,209 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,865,758 per team.
The Mizzou women’s basketball program brought in $5,748,392 in revenue against $5,748,392 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $95,519 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,528,300 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $18,857,854 to the women’s $5,748,392 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (958 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. The program kept 91% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 994 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 73% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 994, basketball comes in above the pack at 997.
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