by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Merrimack College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Merrimack competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Merrimack men’s basketball team carries 17 athletes. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Merrimack women’s basketball team fields 21 athletes. The most recent cohort included 58 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Merrimack carries 38 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 21 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports Merrimack sponsors, basketball comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 4 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Joe Gallo.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Missy Traversi.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 19 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Merrimack men’s basketball program brought in $2,309,371 in revenue against $2,309,371 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $25,710 in operating expense per athlete, or $437,064 per team.
The Merrimack women’s basketball program generated $1,962,374 in revenue against $1,962,374 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $12,172 in operating expense per athlete, or $255,617 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $2,309,371 to the women’s $1,962,374 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, basketball sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 995 and a Graduation Success Rate of 91%.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 995, with graduation success rates of 80% and 91% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, basketball comes in above the pack at 998.
When Merrimack 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.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.