by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Wyoming, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UW competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mountain West Conference.
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The UW men’s basketball team carries 16 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 women’s basketball team carries 29 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 62. Academic data covers 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UW carries 45 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 29 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports UW reports, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Sundance Wicks.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Heather Ezell.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UW men’s basketball program brought in $4,349,840 in revenue against $4,349,840 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $49,312 in operating expense per athlete, or $788,987 per team.
The UW women’s basketball program brought in $2,491,298 in revenue against $2,491,298 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $22,565 in operating expense per athlete, or $654,394 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $4,349,840 to the women’s $2,491,298 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 983 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 80% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball sits above average at 992.
When UW places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.