by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at California Institute of Technology, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Caltech competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf..
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The Caltech men’s basketball team lists 14 athletes.
The Caltech women’s basketball team carries 12 players.
Combined, Caltech carries 26 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Caltech reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Oliver Eslinger.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Annie Tarakchian.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Caltech men’s basketball program reported $218,974 in revenue against $218,974 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,669 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,368 per team.
The Caltech women’s basketball program reported $186,361 in revenue against $186,361 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $3,682 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,179 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $218,974 to the women’s $186,361 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Caltech places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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