by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Valparaiso University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Valpo plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Valpo men’s basketball team carries 17 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. Academic data covers 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Valpo women’s basketball team fields 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Valpo carries 31 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Valpo reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 9 coaches — 1 head coach and 8 assistants. Of those, 7 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Roger Powell.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Courtney Boyd.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 9 coaches to the women’s 7.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Valpo men’s basketball program brought in $3,334,211 in revenue against $3,337,787 in expenses, running a deficit of $3,576. That works out to about $48,263 in operating expense per athlete, or $820,465 per team.
The Valpo women’s basketball program generated $1,690,720 in revenue against $1,703,706 in expenses, coming up short by $12,986. Per athlete, that is about $20,428 in operating expense per athlete, or $285,996 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $3,334,211 to the women’s $1,690,720 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 29% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 966 (971 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 966 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 92% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball trails the average at 980.
When Valpo earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.