by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Lindenwood University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Lindenwood University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The Lindenwood University men’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes. The NCAA tracked 39 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Lindenwood University women’s basketball team fields 14 players. The NCAA tracked 42 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Lindenwood University carries 30 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Lindenwood University sponsors, basketball ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kyle Gerdeman.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 5 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Phil Sayers.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lindenwood University men’s basketball program brought in $1,241,973 in revenue against $1,241,973 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $12,145 in operating expense per athlete, or $194,313 per team.
The Lindenwood University women’s basketball program generated $1,212,881 in revenue against $1,212,881 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $14,367 in operating expense per athlete, or $201,133 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,241,973 to the women’s $1,212,881 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 949 and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 986 and a Graduation Success Rate of 93%.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 949 and the women 986, with graduation success rates of 85% and 93% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 979, basketball trails the average at 968.
When Lindenwood University earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.