by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Purdue University Northwest, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Purdue Northwest competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Purdue Northwest men’s basketball team carries 15 players.
The Purdue Northwest women’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Purdue Northwest carries 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Purdue Northwest reports, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Jordan Ashton.
The women’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Chris Vincent.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Purdue Northwest men’s basketball program brought in $475,583 in revenue against $475,583 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $6,429 in operating expense per athlete, or $96,429 per team.
The Purdue Northwest women’s basketball program generated $424,004 in revenue against $424,004 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $5,602 in operating expense per athlete, or $84,030 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $475,583 to the women’s $424,004 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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