by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Michigan Technological University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Michigan Tech is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Michigan Tech men’s basketball team fields 17 student athletes.
The Michigan Tech women’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Michigan Tech fields 32 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Michigan Tech sponsors, basketball sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Josh Buettner.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Eric Gruber.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Michigan Tech men’s basketball program reported $923,689 in revenue against $929,075 in expenses, coming up short by $5,386. Per athlete, that is about $8,417 in operating expense per athlete, or $143,094 per team.
The Michigan Tech women’s basketball program reported $729,963 in revenue against $729,962 in expenses, for a surplus of $1. That works out to about $6,278 in operating expense per athlete, or $94,169 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $923,689 to the women’s $729,963 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #3 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Michigan Tech earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.