by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of South Carolina Aiken, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UofSC Aiken competes in NCAA Division II without football as a member of Peach Belt Conference.
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The UofSC Aiken men’s basketball team carries 14 players.
The UofSC Aiken women’s basketball team carries 17 players.
Between the two teams, UofSC Aiken fields 31 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Of the 7 varsity sports UofSC Aiken 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, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Mark Vanderslice.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brittany Batts.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 7 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UofSC Aiken men’s basketball program reported $700,961 in revenue against $702,604 in expenses, coming up short by $1,643. Per athlete, that is about $6,664 in operating expense per athlete, or $93,292 per team.
The UofSC Aiken women’s basketball program generated $688,927 in revenue against $685,927 in expenses, a net profit of $3,000. That works out to about $4,779 in operating expense per athlete, or $81,250 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $700,961 to the women’s $688,927 in revenue.
Among the school’s 7 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, or about 24% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If UofSC Aiken earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.