by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Southern Mississippi, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Southern Miss plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Southern Miss men’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 48. The NCAA tracked 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Southern Miss women’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 55. The NCAA tracked 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Southern Miss carries 30 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Southern Miss sponsors, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Of those, 5 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Jay Ladner.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 8 coaches — 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Missy Bilderback.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 8.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Southern Miss men’s basketball program reported $2,393,354 in revenue against $2,393,354 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $41,478 in operating expense per athlete, or $663,644 per team.
The Southern Miss women’s basketball program generated $1,913,827 in revenue against $1,913,827 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $32,695 in operating expense per athlete, or $457,723 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,393,354 to the women’s $1,913,827 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 958 (936 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. It retained 91% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (962 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 958 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 75% and 92% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, basketball trails the average at 972.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.