Here we dig into Basketball at Allegheny College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Allegheny plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Presidents’ Athletic Conference.
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The Allegheny men’s basketball team lists 17 athletes.
The Allegheny women’s basketball team carries 13 players.
Between the two teams, Allegheny fields 30 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Allegheny reports, basketball comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Patrick Sullivan.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kelly Muffley.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Allegheny men’s basketball program generated $211,061 in revenue against $211,061 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $4,644 in operating expense per athlete, or $78,956 per team.
The Allegheny women’s basketball program brought in $223,984 in revenue against $223,984 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $7,444 in operating expense per athlete, or $96,766 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $211,061 to the women’s $223,984 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.