Here we dig into Basketball at Berry College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Berry is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Southern Athletic Association.
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The Berry men’s basketball team carries 14 players.
The Berry women’s basketball team carries 15 athletes.
Between the two teams, Berry fields 29 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Berry sponsors, basketball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Matt Richter.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Thomas Johnson.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Berry men’s basketball program brought in $222,630 in revenue against $219,733 in expenses, a net profit of $2,897. That works out to about $5,460 in operating expense per athlete, or $76,441 per team.
The Berry women’s basketball program generated $279,312 in revenue against $268,152 in expenses, netting $11,160. That works out to about $6,417 in operating expense per athlete, or $96,250 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $222,630 to the women’s $279,312 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #5 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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