by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Bates College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Bates is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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The Bates men’s basketball team carries 17 athletes.
The Bates women’s basketball team carries 15 athletes.
Across both rosters, Bates fields 32 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports Bates sponsors, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Jon Furbush.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Alison Montgomery.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 19 sports, basketball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Bates men’s basketball program brought in $527,456 in revenue against $431,288 in expenses, for a surplus of $96,168. This comes to about $6,423 in operating expense per athlete, or $109,185 per team.
The Bates women’s basketball program brought in $371,575 in revenue against $346,827 in expenses, netting $24,748. Per athlete, that is about $4,368 in operating expense per athlete, or $65,520 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $527,456 to the women’s $371,575 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, basketball sits #3 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Bates earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.