by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Missouri-Kansas City, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UMKC plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of The Summit League.
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The UMKC men’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UMKC women’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UMKC fields 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports UMKC sponsors, basketball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Mark Turgeon.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Candace Whitaker.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMKC men’s basketball program brought in $2,590,772 in revenue against $2,590,772 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $39,571 in operating expense per athlete, or $633,128 per team.
The UMKC women’s basketball program reported $2,309,294 in revenue against $2,191,780 in expenses, for a surplus of $117,514. That works out to about $31,100 in operating expense per athlete, or $466,505 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $2,590,772 to the women’s $2,309,294 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 944 (957 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 958 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 944 and the women 958, with graduation success rates of 80% and 92% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 975, basketball trails the average at 951.
If UMKC 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.
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