by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Grinnell College, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Grinnell competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Midwest Conference.
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The Grinnell men’s basketball team carries 20 student athletes.
The Grinnell women’s basketball team carries 16 athletes.
Combined, Grinnell fields 36 basketball athletes — 20 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Grinnell sponsors, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is David Arseneault Jr..
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Dana Harrold.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Grinnell men’s basketball program generated $170,322 in revenue against $170,322 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,235 in operating expense per athlete, or $64,694 per team.
The Grinnell women’s basketball program generated $142,771 in revenue against $142,771 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $3,249 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,987 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $170,322 to the women’s $142,771 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Grinnell places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.