Here we dig into Basketball at Transylvania University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Transylvania competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Transylvania men’s basketball team lists 16 athletes.
The Transylvania women’s basketball team lists 24 players.
Across both rosters, Transylvania carries 40 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 24 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Transylvania reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Brian Lane.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Hannah Varel.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Transylvania men’s basketball program reported $265,929 in revenue against $265,929 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $6,751 in operating expense per athlete, or $108,012 per team.
The Transylvania women’s basketball program brought in $240,403 in revenue against $240,403 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $5,104 in operating expense per athlete, or $122,503 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $265,929 to the women’s $240,403 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.