by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at New Mexico Highlands University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. New Mexico Highlands University competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The New Mexico Highlands University men’s basketball team carries 16 student athletes.
The New Mexico Highlands University women’s basketball team fields 16 athletes.
Across both rosters, New Mexico Highlands University carries 32 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports New Mexico Highlands University sponsors, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Zach Settembre.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Lindsey Fearing (Interim).
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The New Mexico Highlands University men’s basketball program generated $479,859 in revenue against $479,859 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,561 in operating expense per athlete, or $88,977 per team.
The New Mexico Highlands University women’s basketball program generated $369,919 in revenue against $369,919 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $5,057 in operating expense per athlete, or $80,914 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $479,859 to the women’s $369,919 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If New Mexico Highlands University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.