Here we dig into Basketball at Frostburg State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Frostburg State is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mountain East Conference.
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The Frostburg State men’s basketball team fields 22 student athletes.
The Frostburg State women’s basketball team lists 18 student athletes.
Combined, Frostburg State fields 40 basketball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports Frostburg State reports, basketball sits at #9 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. Leading the program is Zack Thomsen.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Jenna Eckleberry.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Frostburg State men’s basketball program generated $399,522 in revenue against $399,522 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $2,223 in operating expense per athlete, or $48,913 per team.
The Frostburg State women’s basketball program reported $360,504 in revenue against $360,504 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,920 in operating expense per athlete, or $70,559 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $399,522 to the women’s $360,504 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Frostburg State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.