by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Virginia Military Institute, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. VMI competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The VMI men’s basketball team carries 18 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 13 varsity sports VMI sponsors, basketball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Andrew Wilson.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The VMI men’s basketball program brought in $2,241,416 in revenue against $2,241,416 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $22,424 in operating expense per athlete, or $403,624 per team.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 954 and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 970, basketball trails the average at 954.
When VMI places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.