by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Shorter University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Shorter is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Conference Carolinas.
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The Shorter men’s basketball team carries 16 players.
The Shorter women’s basketball team lists 19 athletes.
Across both rosters, Shorter fields 35 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Shorter reports, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Wade Anderson.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Vacant.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Shorter men’s basketball program generated $379,424 in revenue against $379,424 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,760 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,152 per team.
The Shorter women’s basketball program brought in $457,058 in revenue against $457,058 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,490 in operating expense per athlete, or $66,302 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $379,424 to the women’s $457,058 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Shorter earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. 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.