This page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Tulsa, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. University of Tulsa competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of American Conference.
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The University of Tulsa men’s basketball team carries 15 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 56. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The University of Tulsa women’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. Academic data covers 61 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, University of Tulsa fields 31 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports University of Tulsa reports, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Eric Konkol.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Angie Nelp.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The University of Tulsa men’s basketball program brought in $6,355,122 in revenue against $6,355,122 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $79,260 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,188,907 per team.
The University of Tulsa women’s basketball program brought in $4,427,539 in revenue against $4,427,539 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $48,008 in operating expense per athlete, or $768,128 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $6,355,122 to the women’s $4,427,539 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 960 (971 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 69%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 94%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 960 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 69% and 94% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball trails the average at 976.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.