by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Francis Marion University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Francis Marion University competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Conference Carolinas.
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The Francis Marion University men’s basketball team carries 34 student athletes.
The Francis Marion University women’s basketball team lists 13 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Francis Marion University fields 47 basketball athletes — 34 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Francis Marion University sponsors, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Jake Zehnder.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Jeri Porter.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Francis Marion University men’s basketball program reported $538,718 in revenue against $538,718 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $2,910 in operating expense per athlete, or $98,929 per team.
The Francis Marion University women’s basketball program generated $519,476 in revenue against $519,476 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,635 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,254 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $538,718 to the women’s $519,476 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.