by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Northwest Missouri State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Northwest is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
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The Northwest men’s basketball team fields 15 athletes.
The Northwest women’s basketball team lists 18 athletes.
Across both rosters, Northwest fields 33 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Northwest reports, basketball sits at #4 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. Leading the program is Matt Keeley.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Austin Meyer.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northwest men’s basketball program brought in $974,456 in revenue against $974,456 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $11,313 in operating expense per athlete, or $169,690 per team.
The Northwest women’s basketball program reported $876,619 in revenue against $876,619 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $10,015 in operating expense per athlete, or $180,263 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $974,456 to the women’s $876,619 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, or about 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.