by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Benedict College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Benedict College competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf..
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The Benedict College men’s basketball team fields 16 athletes.
The Benedict College women’s basketball team carries 25 players.
Combined, Benedict College carries 41 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports Benedict College reports, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Dannton Jackson.
The women’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is James Rice.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Benedict College men’s basketball program brought in $274,255 in revenue against $508,222 in expenses, a net loss of $233,967. This comes to about $8,196 in operating expense per athlete, or $131,130 per team.
The Benedict College women’s basketball program brought in $274,255 in revenue against $460,622 in expenses, a net loss of $186,367. This comes to about $4,573 in operating expense per athlete, or $114,326 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $274,255 to the women’s $274,255 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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