INDIANAPOLIS -- All 19 Detroit Titans varsity sports had multi-year scores above the NCAA qualifying APR mark– with eight teams posting perfect 1000 single year APR scores for the latest 2010-11 data – as the NCAA released its Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) report this afternoon.

“We feel this report demonstrates the commitment Detroit has to the academics of our student-athletes.  To have all of our varsity programs meeting NCAA standards is an accomplishment in itself,” UDM Assistant Athletic Director for NCAA Compliance Steve Corder stated.  “It's even more remarkable when you take into account the new programs we've started and the number of coaching changes we've had the past four years.”

Men's basketball led the way with a perfect 1000 score for the 2010-11 academic year.  Joining them was the men's fencing, men's golf, women's cross country, women's golf, women's soccer and the Titan indoor and outdoor women's track and field programs.

Men's fencing and men's and women's golf also had perfect 1000 marks for their multi-year APR, while all 19 varsity sports were above the multiyear rate, avoiding any NCAA penalties and postseason bans. The men's and women's lacrosse and men's tennis teams all just finished up their fourth year of competition, allowing the programs to use a squad-size adjustment score for their first three years.

For the head coach APR report, UDM men's basketball head coach Ray McCallum had a perfect 1000 score for the 2010-11 season, outpacing the national men's basketball average of 950. It was also the second time in the last three years that Coach McCallum has been above the national average. 

Detroit women's basketball head coach Autumn Rademacher had a score of 982, and was once again above the national average of 970. It was the second-straight year that Coach Rademacher was above the national average (her score was a perfect 1000 for 2009-10) as well as the third time in her four years.

The new report is based on data supplied for the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years.

The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.

The most recent four-year Division I APR is 973, up three points over last year. The average four-year rate also rose in the high-profile sports of men's basketball, football and baseball.

Now in its ninth year, APR is resulting in real measurable impacts, said NCAA President Mark Emmert.

“We expect student-athletes to meet their dual responsibilities, and most of them are doing so,” Emmert said.