by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Lees-McRae College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lees - McRae College plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Conference Carolinas.
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The Lees - McRae College men’s basketball team lists 38 players.
The Lees - McRae College women’s basketball team carries 15 players.
Between the two teams, Lees - McRae College fields 53 basketball athletes — 38 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Lees - McRae College reports, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is DeSean Motley.
The women’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Lauren Galvani.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lees - McRae College men’s basketball program generated $738,443 in revenue against $738,443 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $2,462 in operating expense per athlete, or $93,537 per team.
The Lees - McRae College women’s basketball program reported $288,387 in revenue against $288,387 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $4,076 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,137 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $738,443 to the women’s $288,387 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 18% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.