by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Lynchburg, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lynchburg plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Old Dominion Athletic Conf..
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The Lynchburg men’s basketball team lists 18 players.
The Lynchburg women’s basketball team carries 15 athletes.
Between the two teams, Lynchburg carries 33 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Lynchburg sponsors, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Hillary Scott.
The women’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Allison Nichols.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lynchburg men’s basketball program generated $254,188 in revenue against $254,188 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $2,045 in operating expense per athlete, or $36,816 per team.
The Lynchburg women’s basketball program reported $133,422 in revenue against $133,422 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $1,732 in operating expense per athlete, or $25,973 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $254,188 to the women’s $133,422 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #4 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.