What Factors Predict Graduation in British Basketball Players Who Migrate to Play College Basketball in the United States?

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dc.contributor.advisorCottingham, Michael
dc.contributor.advisorOgunrinde, Joyce Olushola
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPearson, Demetrius
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHawkins, Billy J.
dc.creatorLloyd, Jacob David
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-1192-5485
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-03T06:14:24Z
dc.date.available2020-01-03T06:14:24Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2019
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2019
dc.date.updated2020-01-03T06:14:24Z
dc.description.abstractRumors surfacing throughout the British basketball community indicate that around three-quarters of British basketball players fail to graduate from their first US institution. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to quantify the significance of the British basketball player graduation problem and to identify influencing predictors. Based on previous research on domestic student-athlete graduation, four predictors were identified (Coach Satisfaction, Academic Preparedness, Professional Opportunities and Aspirations, and Athletic Financial Support). A graduation predictor questionnaire was completed by British basketball players that had either graduated or left their initial US institution. A logistical regression design was utilized to determine the influence of the predictors on British basketball player graduation rates. 43.6% of the participants had failed to graduate, and the model proposed failed to predict graduation in British basketball players. Therefore, the predictors formally associated with graduation may fail to have the same effect on international student-athletes.
dc.description.departmentHealth and Human Performance, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/5663
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectInternational students
dc.subjectAthletes
dc.subjectGraduation factors
dc.subjectRetention
dc.subjectAcademic Persistence
dc.subjectBritish Basketball Players
dc.subjectGraduation factors
dc.subjectCoach Satisfaction
dc.subjectAcademic Preparedness
dc.subjectProfessional Opportunities and Aspirations
dc.subjectAthletic Financial Support
dc.titleWhat Factors Predict Graduation in British Basketball Players Who Migrate to Play College Basketball in the United States?
dc.type.dcmiText
dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentHealth and Human Performance, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineSports and Fitness Administration
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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