by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Washburn University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Washburn University is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
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The Washburn University men’s basketball team carries 14 athletes.
The Washburn University women’s basketball team carries 15 athletes.
Between the two teams, Washburn University carries 29 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Washburn University reports, basketball sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Brett Ballard.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lora Westling.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 11 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Washburn University men’s basketball program reported $1,120,676 in revenue against $1,120,676 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $23,162 in operating expense per athlete, or $324,271 per team.
The Washburn University women’s basketball program reported $770,527 in revenue against $770,527 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $13,245 in operating expense per athlete, or $198,680 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,120,676 to the women’s $770,527 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Washburn University earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.