by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Colorado Colorado Springs, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UCCS competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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The UCCS men’s basketball team fields 16 athletes.
The UCCS women’s basketball team lists 13 players.
Combined, UCCS carries 29 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports UCCS sponsors, basketball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Jeff Culver.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Misty Wilson.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 9 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UCCS men’s basketball program brought in $775,567 in revenue against $747,455 in expenses, netting $28,112. This comes to about $6,781 in operating expense per athlete, or $108,490 per team.
The UCCS women’s basketball program generated $732,721 in revenue against $704,900 in expenses, for a surplus of $27,821. This comes to about $11,598 in operating expense per athlete, or $150,772 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $775,567 to the women’s $732,721 in revenue.
Among the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If UCCS earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.