by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of South Dakota, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. USD is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Summit League.
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The USD men’s basketball team fields 16 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The USD women’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. Academic data covers 64 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, USD carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports USD sponsors, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Eric Peterson.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Carrie Eighmey.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USD men’s basketball program generated $1,925,861 in revenue against $1,925,861 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $23,000 in operating expense per athlete, or $368,000 per team.
The USD women’s basketball program generated $1,663,329 in revenue against $1,663,329 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $15,324 in operating expense per athlete, or $229,856 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $1,925,861 to the women’s $1,663,329 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 952 (961 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 952 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 80% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball trails the average at 976.
When USD places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.