by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Calvin University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Calvin plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
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The Calvin men’s basketball team carries 22 athletes.
The Calvin women’s basketball team fields 22 student athletes.
Combined, Calvin fields 44 basketball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 22 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Calvin sponsors, basketball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Bill Sall.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Mark Christner.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Calvin men’s basketball program generated $341,018 in revenue against $341,018 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $5,311 in operating expense per athlete, or $116,847 per team.
The Calvin women’s basketball program generated $246,260 in revenue against $245,064 in expenses, netting $1,196. This comes to about $3,438 in operating expense per athlete, or $75,646 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $341,018 to the women’s $246,260 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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