This page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Hawaii at Hilo, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UH Hilo competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Pacific West Conference.
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The UH Hilo men’s basketball team lists 16 student athletes.
The UH Hilo women’s basketball team carries 12 athletes.
Combined, UH Hilo fields 28 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 8 varsity sports UH Hilo sponsors, basketball ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Kaniela Aiona.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is David Kaneshiro.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 8 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UH Hilo men’s basketball program brought in $883,933 in revenue against $883,933 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $14,892 in operating expense per athlete, or $238,270 per team.
The UH Hilo women’s basketball program generated $521,470 in revenue against $521,470 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $9,130 in operating expense per athlete, or $109,558 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $883,933 to the women’s $521,470 in revenue.
Among the school’s 8 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When UH Hilo places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.