by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Northern Colorado, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. University of Northern Colorado plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The University of Northern Colorado men’s basketball team carries 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The University of Northern Colorado women’s basketball team fields 27 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The most recent cohort included 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, University of Northern Colorado fields 43 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports University of Northern Colorado reports, basketball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Steve Smiley.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kristen Mattio.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University of Northern Colorado men’s basketball program brought in $2,125,496 in revenue against $2,125,496 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $38,951 in operating expense per athlete, or $623,217 per team.
The University of Northern Colorado women’s basketball program reported $1,700,128 in revenue against $1,700,128 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $13,744 in operating expense per athlete, or $371,093 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $2,125,496 to the women’s $1,700,128 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #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 978 (954 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 78% and 91% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 978, basketball grades out ahead at 984.
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