On this page we break down Basketball at Ashland University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Ashland competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Ashland men’s basketball team carries 20 players.
The Ashland women’s basketball team carries 13 players.
Between the two teams, Ashland fields 33 basketball athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Ashland sponsors, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is John Ellenwood.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Kari Pickens.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 16 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 Ashland men’s basketball program brought in $733,507 in revenue against $733,507 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,486 in operating expense per athlete, or $109,726 per team.
The Ashland women’s basketball program reported $911,255 in revenue against $911,255 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $8,734 in operating expense per athlete, or $113,547 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $733,507 to the women’s $911,255 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.