This page takes a deep look at Basketball at Black Hills State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. BHSU plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The BHSU men’s basketball team lists 18 players.
The BHSU women’s basketball team carries 14 athletes.
Combined, BHSU carries 32 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports BHSU sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Thompson.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Kelvin Kruger.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The BHSU men’s basketball program brought in $825,568 in revenue against $813,327 in expenses, netting $12,241. This comes to about $8,465 in operating expense per athlete, or $152,367 per team.
The BHSU women’s basketball program reported $569,716 in revenue against $527,979 in expenses, netting $41,737. This comes to about $7,086 in operating expense per athlete, or $99,206 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $825,568 to the women’s $569,716 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 20% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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