by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Youngstown State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Youngstown State University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Horizon League.
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The Youngstown State University men’s basketball team carries 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 51. Academic data covers 56 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Youngstown State University women’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 54. The NCAA tracked 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Youngstown State University carries 32 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Youngstown State University reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Ethan Faulkner.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Melissa Jackson.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Youngstown State University men’s basketball program reported $2,285,833 in revenue against $2,285,833 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $40,576 in operating expense per athlete, or $649,222 per team.
The Youngstown State University women’s basketball program generated $1,577,417 in revenue against $1,577,417 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $24,504 in operating expense per athlete, or $392,061 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $2,285,833 to the women’s $1,577,417 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 967 (958 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (990 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 967 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 92% and 85% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 992, basketball lands below the pack at 984.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.