by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at University of Wisconsin-River Falls, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. UW - River Falls competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The UW - River Falls men’s basketball team lists 22 players.
The UW - River Falls women’s basketball team fields 20 athletes.
Combined, UW - River Falls carries 42 basketball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports UW - River Falls sponsors, basketball sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Jeff Berkhof.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Shelby Lyman.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 15 sports, basketball ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UW - River Falls men’s basketball program reported $199,978 in revenue against $199,978 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $2,459 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,101 per team.
The UW - River Falls women’s basketball program generated $144,303 in revenue against $144,303 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $1,855 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,101 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $199,978 to the women’s $144,303 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, basketball sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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