by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Harding University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Harding plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great American Conference.
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The Harding men’s basketball team lists 15 athletes.
The Harding women’s basketball team fields 14 athletes.
Between the two teams, Harding fields 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Harding sponsors, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Weston Jameson.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Tim Kirby.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Harding men’s basketball program generated $701,471 in revenue against $697,593 in expenses, netting $3,878. This comes to about $4,008 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,124 per team.
The Harding women’s basketball program brought in $576,181 in revenue against $592,584 in expenses, running a deficit of $16,403. This comes to about $4,176 in operating expense per athlete, or $58,463 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $701,471 to the women’s $576,181 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Harding earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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