by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Fitchburg State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Fitchburg State is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team fields 18 athletes.
The Fitchburg State women’s basketball team fields 16 athletes.
Between the two teams, Fitchburg State carries 34 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Fitchburg State sponsors, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Titus Manderson.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Jonathan Mandeldove.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Fitchburg State men’s basketball program brought in $67,649 in revenue against $67,649 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,720 in operating expense per athlete, or $30,959 per team.
The Fitchburg State women’s basketball program brought in $92,144 in revenue against $92,144 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,801 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,820 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $67,649 to the women’s $92,144 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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