by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Catawba College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Catawba plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of South Atlantic Conference.
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The Catawba men’s basketball team carries 33 student athletes.
The Catawba women’s basketball team carries 18 athletes.
Across both rosters, Catawba carries 51 basketball athletes — 33 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Catawba sponsors, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Rob Perron.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Terence McCutcheon.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Catawba men’s basketball program generated $674,667 in revenue against $779,402 in expenses, running a deficit of $104,735. That works out to about $1,681 in operating expense per athlete, or $55,464 per team.
The Catawba women’s basketball program brought in $667,200 in revenue against $645,545 in expenses, for a surplus of $21,655. That works out to about $2,814 in operating expense per athlete, or $50,648 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $674,667 to the women’s $667,200 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Catawba earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.