by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Colorado Christian University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. CCU plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The CCU men’s basketball team carries 17 athletes.
The CCU women’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes.
Across both rosters, CCU fields 33 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports CCU sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Liam Simmons.
The women’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Carissa Ratliff.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CCU men’s basketball program generated $592,943 in revenue against $592,943 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $6,957 in operating expense per athlete, or $118,267 per team.
The CCU women’s basketball program brought in $529,327 in revenue against $529,327 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $5,801 in operating expense per athlete, or $92,818 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $592,943 to the women’s $529,327 in revenue.
Among the school’s 9 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When CCU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.