by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of North Carolina Asheville, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UNCA competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big South Conference.
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The UNCA men’s basketball team lists 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNCA women’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The NCAA tracked 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNCA carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports UNCA sponsors, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Mike Morrell.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Tynesha Lewis.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNCA men’s basketball program generated $1,472,812 in revenue against $1,472,812 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $26,274 in operating expense per athlete, or $420,390 per team.
The UNCA women’s basketball program brought in $1,135,895 in revenue against $1,135,895 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $19,198 in operating expense per athlete, or $287,967 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,472,812 to the women’s $1,135,895 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (956 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 67%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 969 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 983 and the women 969, with graduation success rates of 67% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball lands below the pack at 976.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.