by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UW - La Crosse is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The UW - La Crosse men’s basketball team lists 17 players.
The UW - La Crosse women’s basketball team fields 17 student athletes.
Between the two teams, UW - La Crosse carries 34 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports UW - La Crosse sponsors, basketball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 12 coaches — 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 10 part-time. At the helm is JT Gritzmacher.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Moran Lonning.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 12 coaches to the women’s 6.
Among the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UW - La Crosse men’s basketball program generated $319,400 in revenue against $429,914 in expenses, running a deficit of $110,514. Per athlete, that is about $6,571 in operating expense per athlete, or $111,714 per team.
The UW - La Crosse women’s basketball program generated $241,744 in revenue against $369,204 in expenses, a net loss of $127,460. Per athlete, that is about $5,069 in operating expense per athlete, or $86,169 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $319,400 to the women’s $241,744 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When UW - La Crosse places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.