by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Wagner College, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Wagner competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Northeast Conference.
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The Wagner men’s basketball team carries 13 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 Wagner women’s basketball team fields 14 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The most recent cohort included 57 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Wagner fields 27 basketball athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 18 varsity sports Wagner sponsors, basketball sits at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 6 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Dwan McMillan.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 5 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Terrell Coburn.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 18 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wagner men’s basketball program generated $2,020,071 in revenue against $2,020,071 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $10,399 in operating expense per athlete, or $135,185 per team.
The Wagner women’s basketball program reported $1,579,882 in revenue against $1,579,882 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $8,843 in operating expense per athlete, or $123,808 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,020,071 to the women’s $1,579,882 in revenue.
Among the school’s 18 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 979 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 990 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 979 and the women 990, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 983, basketball comes in above the pack at 984.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.