by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Loras College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Loras plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of American Rivers Conference.
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The Loras men’s basketball team carries 31 players.
The Loras women’s basketball team lists 24 athletes.
Across both rosters, Loras fields 55 basketball athletes — 31 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Loras reports, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Chris Martin.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Justin Busch.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Loras men’s basketball program generated $276,867 in revenue against $276,867 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,892 in operating expense per athlete, or $58,666 per team.
The Loras women’s basketball program reported $172,788 in revenue against $172,788 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,239 in operating expense per athlete, or $53,746 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $276,867 to the women’s $172,788 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #3 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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