by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Belmont Abbey College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. BAC is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Conference Carolinas.
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The BAC men’s basketball team carries 59 athletes.
The BAC women’s basketball team fields 27 players.
Combined, BAC carries 86 basketball athletes — 59 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports BAC reports, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is David Belfield.
The women’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kim Lusk.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The BAC men’s basketball program generated $544,355 in revenue against $544,355 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $1,065 in operating expense per athlete, or $62,822 per team.
The BAC women’s basketball program generated $435,151 in revenue against $435,151 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,430 in operating expense per athlete, or $65,620 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $544,355 to the women’s $435,151 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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