by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Southwest Baptist University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Southwest Baptist University competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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The Southwest Baptist University men’s basketball team lists 18 players.
The Southwest Baptist University women’s basketball team fields 15 players.
Combined, Southwest Baptist University carries 33 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Southwest Baptist University reports, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Aaron Niven.
The women’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Wyketha Harrell.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 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 Southwest Baptist University men’s basketball program generated $564,321 in revenue against $564,321 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,872 in operating expense per athlete, or $69,700 per team.
The Southwest Baptist University women’s basketball program brought in $538,035 in revenue against $538,035 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $4,827 in operating expense per athlete, or $72,412 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $564,321 to the women’s $538,035 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Southwest Baptist University earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.