by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Blackburn College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Blackburn plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Blackburn men’s basketball team carries 20 players.
The Blackburn women’s basketball team carries 12 athletes.
Between the two teams, Blackburn carries 32 basketball athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports Blackburn reports, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Austin Kirby.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Allen Dehority.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Blackburn men’s basketball program reported $238,674 in revenue against $238,674 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $2,642 in operating expense per athlete, or $52,840 per team.
The Blackburn women’s basketball program reported $148,710 in revenue against $148,710 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $3,481 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,777 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $238,674 to the women’s $148,710 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 22% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Blackburn earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.