This page takes a deep look at Basketball at St Lawrence University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. St. Lawrence plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Liberty League.
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The St. Lawrence men’s basketball team fields 17 players.
The St. Lawrence women’s basketball team carries 19 players.
Between the two teams, St. Lawrence carries 36 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 19 on the women’s.
Of the 22 varsity sports St. Lawrence sponsors, basketball comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Chris Downs.
The women’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Dan Roiger.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 22 sports, basketball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The St. Lawrence men’s basketball program reported $161,881 in revenue against $161,881 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $3,051 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,873 per team.
The St. Lawrence women’s basketball program reported $147,106 in revenue against $147,106 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,313 in operating expense per athlete, or $43,954 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $161,881 to the women’s $147,106 in revenue.
Among the school’s 22 sports, basketball sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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