by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Rhode Island, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. URI competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The URI men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The URI women’s basketball team lists 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. The NCAA tracked 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, URI carries 28 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports URI reports, basketball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Archie Miller.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Colleen Mullen.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The URI men’s basketball program reported $7,857,206 in revenue against $7,857,206 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $146,330 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,194,946 per team.
The URI women’s basketball program generated $3,770,428 in revenue against $3,746,665 in expenses, netting $23,763. That works out to about $84,446 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,097,800 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $7,857,206 to the women’s $3,770,428 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 28% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 83%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (996 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 983 and the women 984, with graduation success rates of 83% and 88% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball lands below the pack at 984.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.