by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Ship is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
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The Ship men’s basketball team lists 14 student athletes.
The Ship women’s basketball team lists 13 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Ship carries 27 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Ship reports, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’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 Robert 'Chris' Fite.
The women’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Kristy Trn.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Ship men’s basketball program generated $564,116 in revenue against $529,087 in expenses, a net profit of $35,029. That works out to about $6,130 in operating expense per athlete, or $85,825 per team.
The Ship women’s basketball program reported $536,571 in revenue against $592,955 in expenses, a net loss of $56,384. This comes to about $7,435 in operating expense per athlete, or $96,654 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $564,116 to the women’s $536,571 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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