by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNC Chapel Hill competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UNC Chapel Hill men’s basketball team fields 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s basketball team lists 32 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UNC Chapel Hill carries 48 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 32 on the women’s.
Of the 19 varsity sports UNC Chapel Hill reports, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Hubert Davis.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Courtney Banghart.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 19 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNC Chapel Hill men’s basketball program brought in $39,742,088 in revenue against $16,738,604 in expenses, a net profit of $23,003,484. That works out to about $317,478 in operating expense per athlete, or $5,079,655 per team.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s basketball program generated $2,526,799 in revenue against $6,779,610 in expenses, coming up short by $4,252,811. Per athlete, that is about $82,089 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,626,852 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $39,742,088 to the women’s $2,526,799 in revenue.
Among the school’s 19 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 23% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (971 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 70%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (974 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 976 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 70% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball sits below average at 988.
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