by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Southern Wesleyan University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. SWU competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Conference Carolinas.
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The SWU men’s basketball team carries 28 players.
The SWU women’s basketball team lists 17 athletes.
Between the two teams, SWU fields 45 basketball athletes — 28 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports SWU sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Joel Stites.
The women’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is John Davis.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SWU men’s basketball program generated $380,767 in revenue against $380,767 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $2,132 in operating expense per athlete, or $59,694 per team.
The SWU women’s basketball program reported $346,767 in revenue against $346,767 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $4,489 in operating expense per athlete, or $76,320 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $380,767 to the women’s $346,767 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 17% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If SWU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.