by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of South Florida, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. USF Tampa is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The USF Tampa men’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The USF Tampa women’s basketball team fields 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, USF Tampa fields 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports USF Tampa reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Bryan Hodgson.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jose Fernandez.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The USF Tampa men’s basketball program brought in $8,567,400 in revenue against $8,567,400 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $147,555 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,360,872 per team.
The USF Tampa women’s basketball program brought in $5,446,523 in revenue against $5,446,523 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $124,967 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,874,509 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $8,567,400 to the women’s $5,446,523 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (959 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. Year over year, it held onto 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 91% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball grades out ahead at 989.
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