by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Tuskegee University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Tuskegee is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf..
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The Tuskegee men’s basketball team carries 16 athletes.
The Tuskegee women’s basketball team lists 17 players.
Combined, Tuskegee fields 33 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports Tuskegee reports, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Benjy Taylor.
The women’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Chiante Wester.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Tuskegee men’s basketball program generated $846,520 in revenue against $846,520 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $8,533 in operating expense per athlete, or $136,520 per team.
The Tuskegee women’s basketball program brought in $562,552 in revenue against $562,552 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $5,623 in operating expense per athlete, or $95,588 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $846,520 to the women’s $562,552 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, accounting for 24% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Tuskegee 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.
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