Representation in NCAA
Percentage of student-athletes who identify as Black.
What is 20%?
T or F: Race is NOT a risk factor for poor mental health.
What is True? Race is NOT a risk factor for poor mental health.
Most Black men compete at these NCAA Division levels.
What is DII and DIII?
In 2024, Black/African American adults were ___% less likely than U.S. adults overall to report having a mental illness in the past year.
What is 11?
This current Arizona Cardinals quarterback led the Sooners in 2018 and was shortly thereafter drafted Number 1 overall.
Who is Kyler Murray?
Percentage of Men's Head Coaches who identify as Black.
What is 13%?
Black individuals tend to experience _____ rates of serious mental health distress but are much ___ likely to seek mental health care.
What is higher and less?
T or F: Non-athletes are perceived by their college student peers as having worse mental health than athletes.
What is FALSE? According to a 2023 study by Tran and colleagues, college students over-pathologize student-athlete mental health concerns. This was true for both Black and White student-athletes.
In 2024, Black/African American adults were ___% less likely than U.S. adults overall to have received mental health treatment in the past year.
What is 36?
This former OU shooting guard swept all major National Player of the Year awards in 2016 while leading the Sooners to the Final Four.
Who is Buddy Hield?
Percentage of Women's Head Coaches who identify as Black.
What is 14%?
In 2003, ____ was the 3rd leading cause of death for Black or African Americans ages 15 to 34.
What is suicide?
T or F: Grounded in research, Black student-athletes experience higher levels of race-related stress at PWIs compared to HBCUs.
What is TRUE? Sadbury & Mobley (2013) found "a distinct profile characterized by high minority stress was found to only exist among African American student-athletes attending PWIs. Such a profile was not evident among African American student-athletes attending HBCUs. This was the only significant difference found in identified profiles comparing institutional campus settings."
In 2023, Black/African American high school students were 8% ____ likely than students nationwide to report attempting suicide in the past year.
What is "more"?
This 4-time Women’s College World Series Champion for the Sooners was known for her many “robbery” catches in center field. Nowadays you can find her with the Utah Talons in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League.
Who is Jayda Coleman?
Percentage of Head Coaches who identify as Black men.
What is 8-11%?
Having a strong faith is associated with ___ levels of anxiety and ____ levels of depression for collegiate Black men.
What is "lower" and "lower"? According to a study by Williams and colleagues, religiosity also predicted lower utilization of campus health services. At PROS, we absolutely can discuss faith and how it connects to mental health and performance!
What is social support?
ACTION: Who could you reach out to today to keep building connection?
In 2022, Black/African Americans were 37% ___ likely to die by suicide than the U.S. population overall.
What is "less"?
This Sooner in the NFL set the NCAA single-game rushing record with 427 yards against Kansas back in 2014.
Who is Samaje Perine?
Percentage of Head Coaches who identify as Black women.
What is 2-5%?
This psychologist is known as the "Father of Black Psychology."
Who is Dr. Francis Cecil Sumner? He was the first African American to receive a PhD degree in psychology. He was interested in understanding racial bias and supporting educational justice. Dr. Sumner is also credited as one of the founders of the psychology department at Howard University, which he chaired from 1928 until his death in 1954.
According to a 2024 study, inability to participate in sport had this effect on athlete mental health functioning.
What are negative effects?
NOTE: These negative effects on mental health were more pronounced for Black athletes.
This emphasizes our need to support our student-athletes when they are unable to play their sport, for whatever reason!
According to the National Health Statistics Report, rates of ED visits for specific mental health disorders, including substance use disorders, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders, were also _____ among non-Hispanic Black adults.
What is "highest"?
In addition, rates of mental health-related ED visits by race and Hispanic ethnicity were highest among non-Hispanic Black adults (96.8 visits per 1,000 adults), followed by non-Hispanic White (53.4) and Hispanic (36.0) adults.
Tell us what you think contributes to these numbers.
She holds the NCAA record for most consecutive double-doubles (112) and was the first AP four-time All-American in women’s basketball history.
Who is Courtney Paris?