by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Yale University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Yale competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The Yale men’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 61. Academic data covers 65 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Yale women’s basketball team carries 13 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 58. Academic data covers 54 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Yale carries 29 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 22 varsity sports Yale reports, basketball ranks #11 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is James Jones.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Dalila Eshe.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 22 sports, basketball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Yale men’s basketball program generated $2,101,646 in revenue against $2,101,646 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $23,905 in operating expense per athlete, or $382,481 per team.
The Yale women’s basketball program brought in $1,397,524 in revenue against $1,397,524 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $32,301 in operating expense per athlete, or $419,908 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,101,646 to the women’s $1,397,524 in revenue.
Against the school’s 22 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 996 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball sits above average at 998.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.