by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Southern Connecticut State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. SCSU is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Northeast 10 Conference.
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The SCSU men’s basketball team fields 15 athletes.
The SCSU women’s basketball team lists 13 players.
Combined, SCSU fields 28 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports SCSU sponsors, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Scott Burrell.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Kate Lynch.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SCSU men’s basketball program reported $730,200 in revenue against $730,200 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,995 in operating expense per athlete, or $59,920 per team.
The SCSU women’s basketball program reported $732,611 in revenue against $732,611 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $5,910 in operating expense per athlete, or $76,825 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $730,200 to the women’s $732,611 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 14% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If SCSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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