by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at East Central University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. ECU is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great American Conference.
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The ECU men’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes.
The ECU women’s basketball team lists 13 student athletes.
Combined, ECU fields 28 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports ECU reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Daniel Wheeler.
The women’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Heather Hurt.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ECU men’s basketball program brought in $429,982 in revenue against $429,982 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $5,699 in operating expense per athlete, or $85,480 per team.
The ECU women’s basketball program brought in $397,770 in revenue against $397,770 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $6,085 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,106 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $429,982 to the women’s $397,770 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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