by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Seattle Pacific University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SPU plays at the level of NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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The SPU men’s basketball team lists 16 players.
The SPU women’s basketball team carries 13 athletes.
Combined, SPU carries 29 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 8 varsity sports SPU reports, basketball ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Keffery Fazio.
The women’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Karen Byers.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 8 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SPU men’s basketball program generated $748,221 in revenue against $748,221 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $5,181 in operating expense per athlete, or $82,891 per team.
The SPU women’s basketball program reported $624,629 in revenue against $624,629 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,703 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,134 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $748,221 to the women’s $624,629 in revenue.
Against the school’s 8 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 25% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When SPU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.