by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Bethany Lutheran College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. BLC is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The BLC men’s basketball team fields 25 athletes.
The BLC women’s basketball team carries 25 athletes.
Combined, BLC carries 50 basketball athletes — 25 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports BLC reports, basketball sits at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Pat Garvin.
The women’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Emma Purfeerst.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The BLC men’s basketball program brought in $230,260 in revenue against $242,667 in expenses, a net loss of $12,407. That works out to about $2,411 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,276 per team.
The BLC women’s basketball program reported $153,221 in revenue against $149,379 in expenses, netting $3,842. That works out to about $1,768 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,199 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $230,260 to the women’s $153,221 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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