by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Western Illinois University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WIU is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The WIU men’s basketball team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. The NCAA tracked 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The WIU women’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The NCAA tracked 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, WIU carries 28 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports WIU reports, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Chad Boudreau.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is J.D. Gravina.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 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 WIU men’s basketball program reported $1,375,742 in revenue against $1,375,742 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $5,731 in operating expense per athlete, or $80,229 per team.
The WIU women’s basketball program generated $1,178,330 in revenue against $1,178,330 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $4,594 in operating expense per athlete, or $64,320 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $1,375,742 to the women’s $1,178,330 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 944 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 (995 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 944 and the women 974, with graduation success rates of 89% and 92% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 975, basketball lands below the pack at 959.
When WIU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.