by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. VCU is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The VCU men’s basketball team carries 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. Academic data covers 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The VCU women’s basketball team lists 15 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. Academic data covers 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, VCU fields 28 basketball athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports VCU reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Phil Martelli.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Elizabeth O'Boyle.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The VCU men’s basketball program reported $7,828,904 in revenue against $7,828,904 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $145,678 in operating expense per athlete, or $1,893,812 per team.
The VCU women’s basketball program generated $4,269,387 in revenue against $4,269,387 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $61,897 in operating expense per athlete, or $928,449 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $7,828,904 to the women’s $4,269,387 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 30% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (966 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 983 and the women 981, with graduation success rates of 100% and 93% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 986, basketball sits below average at 982.
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