by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Shepherd University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Shepherd University is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
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The Shepherd University men’s basketball team lists 14 players.
The Shepherd University women’s basketball team lists 15 student athletes.
Combined, Shepherd University fields 29 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Shepherd University reports, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Justin Namolik.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Julia Kaufman.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Shepherd University men’s basketball program reported $423,153 in revenue against $423,153 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $4,013 in operating expense per athlete, or $56,184 per team.
The Shepherd University women’s basketball program generated $320,933 in revenue against $320,933 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $3,121 in operating expense per athlete, or $46,816 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $423,153 to the women’s $320,933 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.