by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Rogers State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. RSU is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
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The RSU men’s basketball team fields 16 athletes.
The RSU women’s basketball team lists 16 players.
Across both rosters, RSU fields 32 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 8 varsity sports RSU reports, basketball sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Justin Barkley.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Heather Davis.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 8 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The RSU men’s basketball program generated $742,639 in revenue against $742,639 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $10,602 in operating expense per athlete, or $169,630 per team.
The RSU women’s basketball program generated $610,904 in revenue against $610,904 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $6,386 in operating expense per athlete, or $102,172 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $742,639 to the women’s $610,904 in revenue.
Against the school’s 8 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 24% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When RSU 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.