by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Florida Institute of Technology, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Florida Tech competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Sunshine State Conference.
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The Florida Tech men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes.
The Florida Tech women’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes.
Combined, Florida Tech carries 31 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Florida Tech sponsors, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Will Murphy.
The women’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 Ashley Raley-Ross.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Florida Tech men’s basketball program generated $949,551 in revenue against $949,551 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $7,017 in operating expense per athlete, or $105,254 per team.
The Florida Tech women’s basketball program reported $766,634 in revenue against $766,634 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $4,271 in operating expense per athlete, or $68,334 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $949,551 to the women’s $766,634 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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