by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at St Olaf College, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. St. Olaf plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The St. Olaf men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes.
The St. Olaf women’s basketball team fields 14 student athletes.
Between the two teams, St. Olaf fields 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports St. Olaf sponsors, basketball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is John Cheng.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Megan Lueck.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The St. Olaf men’s basketball program generated $266,661 in revenue against $248,102 in expenses, netting $18,559. This comes to about $4,666 in operating expense per athlete, or $69,995 per team.
The St. Olaf women’s basketball program brought in $195,474 in revenue against $195,474 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $2,988 in operating expense per athlete, or $41,830 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $266,661 to the women’s $195,474 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If St. Olaf places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.