by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Southern Virginia University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SVU is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of USA South Athletic Conference.
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The SVU men’s basketball team fields 22 players.
The SVU women’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes.
Across both rosters, SVU fields 38 basketball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Among the 19 varsity sports SVU sponsors, basketball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Trace Bevell.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Lynette Schroeder.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 19 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SVU men’s basketball program reported $189,025 in revenue against $189,025 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $3,306 in operating expense per athlete, or $72,738 per team.
The SVU women’s basketball program brought in $198,842 in revenue against $198,842 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,650 in operating expense per athlete, or $90,404 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $189,025 to the women’s $198,842 in revenue.
Against the school’s 19 sports, basketball sits #4 by revenue, or about 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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