by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Wichita State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WSU competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of American Conference.
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The WSU men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The most recent cohort included 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The WSU women’s basketball team carries 23 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. Academic data covers 59 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, WSU fields 38 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 23 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports WSU sponsors, basketball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Paul Mills.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Terry Nooner.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 6.
Across the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WSU men’s basketball program brought in $6,755,672 in revenue against $6,755,672 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $154,661 in operating expense per athlete, or $2,319,917 per team.
The WSU women’s basketball program brought in $2,914,849 in revenue against $2,914,849 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $43,154 in operating expense per athlete, or $992,540 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $6,755,672 to the women’s $2,914,849 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 26% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 949 (965 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 73%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 949 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 73% and 92% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, basketball lands below the pack at 972.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.