Here we dig into Basketball at University of North Florida, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNF is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The UNF men’s basketball team fields 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNF women’s basketball team lists 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNF fields 30 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports UNF reports, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Robert Kennen.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Erika Lambert.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNF men’s basketball program reported $1,551,133 in revenue against $1,551,133 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $36,244 in operating expense per athlete, or $507,410 per team.
The UNF women’s basketball program brought in $1,535,182 in revenue against $1,535,182 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $19,603 in operating expense per athlete, or $313,653 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $1,551,133 to the women’s $1,535,182 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 994 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 994, with graduation success rates of 100% and 93% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 995, basketball comes in above the pack at 997.
When UNF earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.