by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Roger Williams University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. RWU is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of Conference of New England.
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The RWU men’s basketball team carries 15 players.
The RWU women’s basketball team carries 16 athletes.
Between the two teams, RWU carries 31 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports RWU reports, basketball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Michael Tully.
The women’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Kelly Thompson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 17 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 RWU men’s basketball program brought in $134,780 in revenue against $136,926 in expenses, coming up short by $2,146. That works out to about $3,367 in operating expense per athlete, or $50,509 per team.
The RWU women’s basketball program generated $128,536 in revenue against $129,000 in expenses, running a deficit of $464. That works out to about $3,438 in operating expense per athlete, or $55,000 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $134,780 to the women’s $128,536 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When RWU places on one of our 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.