by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Weber State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WSU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big Sky Conference.
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The WSU men’s basketball team lists 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 52. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The WSU women’s basketball team fields 19 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 57. The NCAA tracked 60 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, WSU fields 35 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports WSU reports, basketball comes in at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kaleb Canales.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Jenteal Jackson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 11 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 WSU men’s basketball program brought in $2,223,737 in revenue against $2,223,737 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $45,287 in operating expense per athlete, or $724,586 per team.
The WSU women’s basketball program brought in $1,319,334 in revenue against $1,319,334 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $16,422 in operating expense per athlete, or $312,024 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $2,223,737 to the women’s $1,319,334 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (945 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%. Year over year, it held onto 92% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (949 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. Year over year, it held onto 93% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 989 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 78% and 85% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 987, basketball sits above average at 994.
When WSU 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.