by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Nevada-Reno, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UNR plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The UNR men’s basketball team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNR women’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. Academic data covers 62 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNR fields 30 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports UNR sponsors, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Steve Alford.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Amanda Levens.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNR men’s basketball program reported $8,966,087 in revenue against $5,053,831 in expenses, netting $3,912,256. This comes to about $127,022 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,778,314 per team.
The UNR women’s basketball program brought in $2,945,579 in revenue against $2,619,227 in expenses, netting $326,352. This comes to about $59,965 in operating expense per athlete, or $959,434 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $8,966,087 to the women’s $2,945,579 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 22% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (950 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 93% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 989 and the women 986, with graduation success rates of 100% and 91% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, basketball comes in above the pack at 988.
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