by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of San Francisco, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. USFCA competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of West Coast Conference.
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The USFCA men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The USFCA women’s basketball team lists 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The NCAA tracked 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, USFCA carries 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports USFCA sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chris Gerlufsen.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Molly Goodenbour.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USFCA men’s basketball program generated $6,432,687 in revenue against $6,432,687 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $98,113 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,471,688 per team.
The USFCA women’s basketball program reported $3,766,454 in revenue against $3,766,454 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $71,832 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,005,654 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $6,432,687 to the women’s $3,766,454 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 37% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (957 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 92% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 989 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball comes in above the pack at 994.
When USFCA places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.