by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Lander University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lander University is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Peach Belt Conference.
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The Lander University men’s basketball team carries 17 student athletes.
The Lander University women’s basketball team lists 18 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Lander University carries 35 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Lander University reports, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Omar Wattad.
The women’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Nicole Shelwick.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 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 Lander University men’s basketball program generated $970,575 in revenue against $799,967 in expenses, for a surplus of $170,608. This comes to about $3,584 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,933 per team.
The Lander University women’s basketball program reported $761,347 in revenue against $662,198 in expenses, netting $99,149. This comes to about $3,104 in operating expense per athlete, or $55,879 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $970,575 to the women’s $761,347 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Lander University 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.