by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Alabama in Huntsville, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UAH competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Gulf South Conference.
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The UAH men’s basketball team carries 19 players.
The UAH women’s basketball team fields 16 players.
Between the two teams, UAH carries 35 basketball athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports UAH reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Mick Hedgepeth.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Allen Sharpe.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAH men’s basketball program brought in $760,389 in revenue against $760,389 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $9,502 in operating expense per athlete, or $180,540 per team.
The UAH women’s basketball program brought in $621,094 in revenue against $621,094 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,861 in operating expense per athlete, or $125,781 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $760,389 to the women’s $621,094 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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