by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of South Carolina-Columbia, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UofSC plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UofSC men’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UofSC women’s basketball team lists 31 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The NCAA tracked 55 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UofSC fields 45 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 31 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports UofSC reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lamont Paris.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Dawn Staley.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UofSC men’s basketball program brought in $15,446,053 in revenue against $11,074,153 in expenses, for a surplus of $4,371,900. This comes to about $120,300 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,684,195 per team.
The UofSC women’s basketball program reported $13,119,360 in revenue against $13,119,360 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $71,872 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,228,044 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $15,446,053 to the women’s $13,119,360 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 957 (966 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 957 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 75% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, basketball trails the average at 974.
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