This page takes a deep look at Basketball at Missouri Western State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Missouri Western competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
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The Missouri Western men’s basketball team lists 15 athletes.
The Missouri Western women’s basketball team fields 13 players.
Across both rosters, Missouri Western carries 28 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Missouri Western reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brooks McKowen.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Luke Scheidecker.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 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 Missouri Western men’s basketball program generated $913,962 in revenue against $915,843 in expenses, coming up short by $1,881. This comes to about $11,832 in operating expense per athlete, or $177,484 per team.
The Missouri Western women’s basketball program brought in $746,719 in revenue against $707,994 in expenses, netting $38,725. Per athlete, that is about $10,320 in operating expense per athlete, or $134,156 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $913,962 to the women’s $746,719 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Missouri Western 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.
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