by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Minnesota State University Moorhead, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. MSU Moorhead plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
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The MSU Moorhead men’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes.
The MSU Moorhead women’s basketball team carries 14 players.
Combined, MSU Moorhead fields 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports MSU Moorhead reports, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Matt Margenthaler.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Emilee Thiesse.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The MSU Moorhead men’s basketball program generated $625,526 in revenue against $599,390 in expenses, for a surplus of $26,136. Per athlete, that is about $7,804 in operating expense per athlete, or $117,060 per team.
The MSU Moorhead women’s basketball program reported $684,313 in revenue against $633,539 in expenses, netting $50,774. That works out to about $10,849 in operating expense per athlete, or $151,887 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $625,526 to the women’s $684,313 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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