by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Puget Sound, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Puget Sound is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northwest Conference.
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The Puget Sound men’s basketball team carries 17 players.
The Puget Sound women’s basketball team fields 14 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Puget Sound carries 31 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Puget Sound sponsors, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Aubrey Shelton.
The women’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Casey Kushiyama.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Puget Sound men’s basketball program generated $171,346 in revenue against $171,346 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $3,488 in operating expense per athlete, or $59,295 per team.
The Puget Sound women’s basketball program reported $190,921 in revenue against $190,921 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $6,314 in operating expense per athlete, or $88,400 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $171,346 to the women’s $190,921 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 13% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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