by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Bluffton University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Bluffton is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Bluffton men’s basketball team carries 28 student athletes.
The Bluffton women’s basketball team carries 18 players.
Combined, Bluffton carries 46 basketball athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Bluffton sponsors, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Seth Clark.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Chad Shutler.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Bluffton men’s basketball program generated $121,060 in revenue against $118,022 in expenses, a net profit of $3,038. This comes to about $1,354 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,901 per team.
The Bluffton women’s basketball program reported $94,161 in revenue against $89,749 in expenses, a net profit of $4,412. This comes to about $1,861 in operating expense per athlete, or $33,500 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $121,060 to the women’s $94,161 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, or about 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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