by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Arkansas Tech University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. ATU competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great American Conference.
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The ATU men’s basketball team fields 24 student athletes.
The ATU women’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes.
Between the two teams, ATU fields 40 basketball athletes — 24 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports ATU reports, basketball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Mark Downey.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Daryl Fimple.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ATU men’s basketball program generated $561,220 in revenue against $561,220 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,189 in operating expense per athlete, or $28,545 per team.
The ATU women’s basketball program brought in $486,311 in revenue against $486,311 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $740 in operating expense per athlete, or $11,846 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $561,220 to the women’s $486,311 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When ATU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.