by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Pennsylvania, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UPenn is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The UPenn men’s basketball team lists 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 76. The NCAA tracked 63 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UPenn women’s basketball team fields 26 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 67. The NCAA tracked 67 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UPenn carries 42 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 26 on the women’s.
Among the 21 varsity sports UPenn sponsors, basketball comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Fran McCaffery.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Michael McLaughlin.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 21 sports, basketball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UPenn men’s basketball program brought in $2,357,216 in revenue against $2,357,216 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $22,461 in operating expense per athlete, or $359,378 per team.
The UPenn women’s basketball program generated $1,418,440 in revenue against $1,418,440 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $13,579 in operating expense per athlete, or $353,048 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,357,216 to the women’s $1,418,440 in revenue.
Against the school’s 21 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 993, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 995, basketball sits above average at 996.
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