by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Vassar College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Vassar is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of Liberty League.
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The Vassar men’s basketball team lists 16 players.
The Vassar women’s basketball team lists 18 players.
Combined, Vassar carries 34 basketball athletes — 16 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Vassar reports, basketball sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Ryan Mee.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Carly Assimon.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 16 sports, basketball ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Vassar men’s basketball program generated $256,318 in revenue against $246,051 in expenses, for a surplus of $10,267. That works out to about $3,911 in operating expense per athlete, or $62,568 per team.
The Vassar women’s basketball program brought in $239,596 in revenue against $225,716 in expenses, for a surplus of $13,880. This comes to about $3,463 in operating expense per athlete, or $62,342 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $256,318 to the women’s $239,596 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 8% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Vassar earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.