by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Longwood University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Longwood plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Longwood men’s basketball team carries 16 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 53 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Longwood women’s basketball team lists 13 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 59. Academic data covers 52 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Longwood carries 29 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Longwood sponsors, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 8 coaches — 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Of those, 6 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Ronnie Thomas.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 5 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Erika Lang-Montgomery.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 8 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Longwood men’s basketball program brought in $4,627,089 in revenue against $4,053,871 in expenses, for a surplus of $573,218. This comes to about $33,097 in operating expense per athlete, or $529,547 per team.
The Longwood women’s basketball program reported $1,563,900 in revenue against $1,735,542 in expenses, running a deficit of $171,642. Per athlete, that is about $20,607 in operating expense per athlete, or $267,891 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $4,627,089 to the women’s $1,563,900 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 31% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (940 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 91% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (978 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 984 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 984, basketball comes in above the pack at 986.
When Longwood places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.