by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Minnesota-Duluth, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UMN Duluth plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
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The UMN Duluth men’s basketball team lists 16 athletes.
The UMN Duluth women’s basketball team lists 15 athletes.
Across both rosters, UMN Duluth carries 31 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports UMN Duluth reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Justin Wieck.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Brooke Olson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UMN Duluth men’s basketball program reported $779,377 in revenue against $779,377 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $10,965 in operating expense per athlete, or $175,439 per team.
The UMN Duluth women’s basketball program generated $666,192 in revenue against $666,192 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $9,193 in operating expense per athlete, or $137,890 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $779,377 to the women’s $666,192 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #3 by revenue, or about 9% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If UMN Duluth places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. 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.