by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Lee University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Lee University competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Gulf South Conference.
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The Lee University men’s basketball team fields 17 student athletes.
The Lee University women’s basketball team lists 17 players.
Combined, Lee University carries 34 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Lee University sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Ryan Bubba Smith.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Marty Rowe.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lee University men’s basketball program reported $722,745 in revenue against $722,745 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $7,734 in operating expense per athlete, or $131,477 per team.
The Lee University women’s basketball program generated $726,967 in revenue against $726,967 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $10,149 in operating expense per athlete, or $172,527 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $722,745 to the women’s $726,967 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Lee University 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.