This page takes a deep look at Basketball at St. John Fisher University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Fisher plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Empire 8.
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The Fisher men’s basketball team fields 33 athletes.
The Fisher women’s basketball team fields 16 student athletes.
Combined, Fisher carries 49 basketball athletes — 33 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports Fisher sponsors, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Mike Grosodonia (Interim).
The women’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Sarah Cartmill.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Fisher men’s basketball program generated $248,645 in revenue against $237,698 in expenses, netting $10,947. Per athlete, that is about $2,170 in operating expense per athlete, or $71,603 per team.
The Fisher women’s basketball program brought in $166,507 in revenue against $153,281 in expenses, netting $13,226. Per athlete, that is about $3,808 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,928 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $248,645 to the women’s $166,507 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Fisher places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.