by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Simpson College, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Simpson College plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of American Rivers Conference.
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The Simpson College men’s basketball team lists 26 student athletes.
The Simpson College women’s basketball team lists 25 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Simpson College carries 51 basketball athletes — 26 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Simpson College sponsors, basketball comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Kyle Jones.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Brian Niemuth.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Simpson College men’s basketball program brought in $200,369 in revenue against $200,282 in expenses, netting $87. Per athlete, that is about $1,847 in operating expense per athlete, or $48,009 per team.
The Simpson College women’s basketball program generated $207,571 in revenue against $212,482 in expenses, coming up short by $4,911. This comes to about $2,448 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,208 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $200,369 to the women’s $207,571 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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