by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Wisconsin-Madison, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UW - Madison is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UW - Madison men’s basketball team fields 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UW - Madison women’s basketball team carries 28 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 60. The most recent cohort included 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UW - Madison fields 45 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 28 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports UW - Madison reports, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Greg Gard.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 4 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Robin Pingeton.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UW - Madison men’s basketball program generated $19,869,281 in revenue against $12,464,124 in expenses, for a surplus of $7,405,157. Per athlete, that is about $145,680 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,476,553 per team.
The UW - Madison women’s basketball program reported $760,053 in revenue against $5,120,630 in expenses, a net loss of $4,360,577. Per athlete, that is about $42,185 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,181,177 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $19,869,281 to the women’s $760,053 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 979 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 80% and 89% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball lands below the pack at 982.
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