by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at University of Illinois Springfield, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UIS is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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The UIS men’s basketball team carries 15 athletes.
The UIS women’s basketball team lists 13 athletes.
Between the two teams, UIS fields 28 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 13 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports UIS reports, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Matt Brock.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Olivia Birt.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UIS men’s basketball program reported $549,834 in revenue against $549,834 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $6,282 in operating expense per athlete, or $94,227 per team.
The UIS women’s basketball program generated $481,865 in revenue against $481,865 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $5,653 in operating expense per athlete, or $73,483 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $549,834 to the women’s $481,865 in revenue.
Against the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When UIS places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.