by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Wesleyan competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Wesleyan men’s basketball team carries 16 players.
The Wesleyan women’s basketball team carries 13 players.
Across both rosters, Wesleyan carries 29 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports Wesleyan sponsors, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Drew Cooper.
The women’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Nicole Nieman.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wesleyan men’s basketball program generated $831,568 in revenue against $854,677 in expenses, a net loss of $23,109. Per athlete, that is about $6,891 in operating expense per athlete, or $110,251 per team.
The Wesleyan women’s basketball program reported $631,919 in revenue against $648,887 in expenses, running a deficit of $16,968. That works out to about $4,665 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,645 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $831,568 to the women’s $631,919 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 20% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Wesleyan 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.