by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at California State University-Los Angeles, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cal State LA plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association.
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The Cal State LA men’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes.
The Cal State LA women’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes.
Combined, Cal State LA fields 32 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Cal State LA reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Jim Saia.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Torino Johnson.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cal State LA men’s basketball program generated $788,516 in revenue against $788,516 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $10,034 in operating expense per athlete, or $160,548 per team.
The Cal State LA women’s basketball program brought in $785,781 in revenue against $785,781 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $8,006 in operating expense per athlete, or $128,098 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $788,516 to the women’s $785,781 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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