by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UNL plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UNL men’s basketball team lists 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNL women’s basketball team lists 50 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNL fields 68 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 50 on the women’s.
Among the 18 varsity sports UNL reports, basketball ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Fred Hoiberg.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Amy Williams.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 18 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 UNL men’s basketball program brought in $18,447,339 in revenue against $13,196,203 in expenses, a net profit of $5,251,136. Per athlete, that is about $165,561 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,980,103 per team.
The UNL women’s basketball program brought in $1,996,767 in revenue against $6,092,105 in expenses, a net loss of $4,095,338. Per athlete, that is about $33,864 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,693,224 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $18,447,339 to the women’s $1,996,767 in revenue.
Against the school’s 18 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (964 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 983 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 91% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 991, basketball trails the average at 989.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.