by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Alaska Anchorage, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UAA competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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The UAA men’s basketball team carries 17 student athletes.
The UAA women’s basketball team fields 15 players.
Between the two teams, UAA fields 32 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 9 varsity sports UAA sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Rusty Osborne.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Matthew P Thune.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 9 sports, basketball ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UAA men’s basketball program brought in $906,393 in revenue against $906,393 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $10,307 in operating expense per athlete, or $175,216 per team.
The UAA women’s basketball program brought in $1,141,487 in revenue against $1,141,487 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $14,160 in operating expense per athlete, or $212,402 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $906,393 to the women’s $1,141,487 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 20% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When UAA earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.