by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Kentucky State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. KY State competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf..
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The KY State men’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes.
The KY State women’s basketball team carries 18 student athletes.
Between the two teams, KY State carries 33 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports KY State reports, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Shaun Smith (Interim).
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Amani Williams.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The KY State men’s basketball program generated $412,427 in revenue against $412,427 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $20,308 in operating expense per athlete, or $304,614 per team.
The KY State women’s basketball program reported $450,302 in revenue against $450,302 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $5,923 in operating expense per athlete, or $106,619 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $412,427 to the women’s $450,302 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 21% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When KY State earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.