by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Illinois College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Illinois College is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Midwest Conference.
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The Illinois College men’s basketball team carries 23 student athletes.
The Illinois College women’s basketball team lists 20 student athletes.
Combined, Illinois College fields 43 basketball athletes — 23 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Illinois College reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Steve Schweer.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Jennifer McCormick.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Illinois College men’s basketball program reported $231,498 in revenue against $231,498 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,582 in operating expense per athlete, or $59,392 per team.
The Illinois College women’s basketball program brought in $208,698 in revenue against $208,698 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $2,669 in operating expense per athlete, or $53,378 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $231,498 to the women’s $208,698 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Illinois College places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.