by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNC Charlotte plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The UNC Charlotte men’s basketball team fields 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNC Charlotte women’s basketball team fields 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. Academic data covers 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UNC Charlotte carries 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UNC Charlotte reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Wes Miller.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Tomekia Reed.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNC Charlotte men’s basketball program reported $5,010,353 in revenue against $3,799,042 in expenses, a net profit of $1,211,311. That works out to about $87,781 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,316,708 per team.
The UNC Charlotte women’s basketball program brought in $3,594,789 in revenue against $2,440,201 in expenses, for a surplus of $1,154,588. This comes to about $57,572 in operating expense per athlete, or $806,007 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $5,010,353 to the women’s $3,594,789 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 982 (947 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 90% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 982 and the women 983, with graduation success rates of 88% and 75% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, basketball sits below average at 982.
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