by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Northern Iowa, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UNI plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The UNI men’s basketball team carries 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNI women’s basketball team fields 28 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNI fields 44 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports UNI reports, basketball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Kyle Green.
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 Tanya Warren.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNI men’s basketball program brought in $3,354,932 in revenue against $3,354,932 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $51,094 in operating expense per athlete, or $817,511 per team.
The UNI women’s basketball program generated $1,797,179 in revenue against $1,797,179 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $21,724 in operating expense per athlete, or $608,268 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $3,354,932 to the women’s $1,797,179 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 26% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 985 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 993, basketball sits below average at 990.
When UNI places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.