by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Macalester College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Macalester plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Macalester men’s basketball team fields 15 athletes.
The Macalester women’s basketball team lists 16 athletes.
Between the two teams, Macalester carries 31 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Macalester reports, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Rich Glesmann.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Amy Donovan.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Macalester men’s basketball program generated $317,039 in revenue against $340,702 in expenses, running a deficit of $23,663. That works out to about $4,681 in operating expense per athlete, or $70,215 per team.
The Macalester women’s basketball program reported $268,406 in revenue against $258,741 in expenses, for a surplus of $9,665. That works out to about $4,913 in operating expense per athlete, or $78,611 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $317,039 to the women’s $268,406 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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