by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Chicago, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UChicago is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of University Athletic Association.
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The UChicago men’s basketball team fields 18 athletes.
The UChicago women’s basketball team fields 14 players.
Combined, UChicago carries 32 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports UChicago reports, basketball ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Mike McGrath.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Michelle Bilek.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 14 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 UChicago men’s basketball program reported $623,380 in revenue against $623,380 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $11,164 in operating expense per athlete, or $200,947 per team.
The UChicago women’s basketball program generated $324,479 in revenue against $324,479 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $9,050 in operating expense per athlete, or $126,698 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $623,380 to the women’s $324,479 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.