by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Union College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Union College competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Liberty League.
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The Union College men’s basketball team fields 16 players.
The Union College women’s basketball team lists 15 players.
Combined, Union College fields 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports Union College sponsors, basketball comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Chris Murphy.
The women’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Katie Marcella.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Union College men’s basketball program reported $222,591 in revenue against $250,481 in expenses, coming up short by $27,890. That works out to about $4,649 in operating expense per athlete, or $74,383 per team.
The Union College women’s basketball program generated $283,910 in revenue against $216,479 in expenses, netting $67,431. That works out to about $3,633 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,502 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $222,591 to the women’s $283,910 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, basketball ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Union College places on one of our 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.