by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of New Mexico-Main Campus, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UNM competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The UNM men’s basketball team lists 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNM women’s basketball team fields 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNM carries 28 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports UNM reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Eric Olen.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Amy Eagan.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNM men’s basketball program reported $6,393,397 in revenue against $5,830,673 in expenses, for a surplus of $562,724. Per athlete, that is about $99,621 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,394,696 per team.
The UNM women’s basketball program reported $3,164,873 in revenue against $3,091,492 in expenses, netting $73,381. That works out to about $46,061 in operating expense per athlete, or $644,860 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $6,393,397 to the women’s $3,164,873 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (973 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 967 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 83% and 91% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball sits below average at 984.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.