by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Sarah Lawrence College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Sarah Lawrence plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Skyline Conference.
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The Sarah Lawrence men’s basketball team fields 18 athletes.
The Sarah Lawrence women’s basketball team fields 14 players.
Across both rosters, Sarah Lawrence carries 32 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 8 varsity sports Sarah Lawrence sponsors, basketball comes in at #2 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Christopher Ehmer.
The women’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Martin Rather.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 8 sports, basketball ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Sarah Lawrence men’s basketball program generated $111,145 in revenue against $111,145 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $2,662 in operating expense per athlete, or $47,911 per team.
The Sarah Lawrence women’s basketball program brought in $97,584 in revenue against $97,584 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $2,598 in operating expense per athlete, or $36,376 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $111,145 to the women’s $97,584 in revenue.
Against the school’s 8 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Sarah Lawrence 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.