by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Sonoma State University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SSU is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association.
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The SSU men’s basketball team fields 15 players.
The SSU women’s basketball team carries 15 athletes.
Combined, SSU fields 30 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports SSU sponsors, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 3 part-time.
The women’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 5 part-time.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SSU men’s basketball program generated $683,216 in revenue against $683,216 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $8,695 in operating expense per athlete, or $130,432 per team.
The SSU women’s basketball program generated $581,491 in revenue against $581,491 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,410 in operating expense per athlete, or $111,146 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $683,216 to the women’s $581,491 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.