by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Grand Valley State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. GVSU is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The GVSU men’s basketball team lists 17 players.
The GVSU women’s basketball team carries 21 players.
Across both rosters, GVSU fields 38 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports GVSU sponsors, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Cornell Mann.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Mike Williams.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GVSU men’s basketball program brought in $1,010,408 in revenue against $994,914 in expenses, a net profit of $15,494. Per athlete, that is about $9,013 in operating expense per athlete, or $153,216 per team.
The GVSU women’s basketball program reported $1,352,853 in revenue against $1,329,126 in expenses, for a surplus of $23,727. Per athlete, that is about $12,858 in operating expense per athlete, or $270,016 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,010,408 to the women’s $1,352,853 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #3 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.