by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Rockhurst University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Rockhurst competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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The Rockhurst men’s basketball team lists 18 student athletes.
The Rockhurst women’s basketball team lists 20 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Rockhurst fields 38 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Rockhurst reports, basketball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Vacant.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Larry Park.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rockhurst men’s basketball program brought in $818,562 in revenue against $818,562 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $7,772 in operating expense per athlete, or $139,903 per team.
The Rockhurst women’s basketball program reported $638,391 in revenue against $638,391 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $3,091 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,817 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $818,562 to the women’s $638,391 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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