by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of South Alabama, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. USA competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The USA men’s basketball team fields 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The USA women’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. The NCAA tracked 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, USA fields 29 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports USA reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is RIchie Riley.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Yolisha Jackson.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USA men’s basketball program reported $2,876,915 in revenue against $2,527,029 in expenses, for a surplus of $349,886. This comes to about $37,057 in operating expense per athlete, or $518,800 per team.
The USA women’s basketball program brought in $1,880,395 in revenue against $1,925,288 in expenses, running a deficit of $44,893. This comes to about $25,239 in operating expense per athlete, or $378,582 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,876,915 to the women’s $1,880,395 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 975 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 79%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 (968 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 975 and the women 986, with graduation success rates of 79% and 80% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, basketball trails the average at 980.
When USA places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.