by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Colorado Mesa University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Colorado Mesa competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The Colorado Mesa men’s basketball team carries 15 athletes.
The Colorado Mesa women’s basketball team fields 23 athletes.
Between the two teams, Colorado Mesa carries 38 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 23 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports Colorado Mesa sponsors, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Ken DeWeese.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Taylor Wagner.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Colorado Mesa men’s basketball program reported $946,243 in revenue against $962,709 in expenses, coming up short by $16,466. That works out to about $15,641 in operating expense per athlete, or $234,613 per team.
The Colorado Mesa women’s basketball program reported $797,769 in revenue against $798,343 in expenses, running a deficit of $574. This comes to about $6,031 in operating expense per athlete, or $138,711 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $946,243 to the women’s $797,769 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Colorado Mesa places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.