by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Northwood University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Northwood is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Northwood men’s basketball team fields 18 student athletes.
The Northwood women’s basketball team carries 17 players.
Across both rosters, Northwood fields 35 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Northwood reports, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Tom Church.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Autumn Hunter.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 12 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 Northwood men’s basketball program reported $668,099 in revenue against $668,099 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $5,219 in operating expense per athlete, or $93,933 per team.
The Northwood women’s basketball program reported $742,567 in revenue against $742,567 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $7,181 in operating expense per athlete, or $122,084 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $668,099 to the women’s $742,567 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Northwood 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.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.