by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Washington University in St Louis, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WUSTL competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of University Athletic Association.
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The WUSTL men’s basketball team carries 18 players.
The WUSTL women’s basketball team carries 17 players.
Combined, WUSTL carries 35 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 17 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports WUSTL sponsors, basketball ranks #5 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Patrick Juckem.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Lisa Stone.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WUSTL men’s basketball program generated $614,882 in revenue against $584,554 in expenses, a net profit of $30,328. This comes to about $10,297 in operating expense per athlete, or $185,351 per team.
The WUSTL women’s basketball program generated $524,420 in revenue against $496,840 in expenses, for a surplus of $27,580. That works out to about $8,930 in operating expense per athlete, or $151,802 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $614,882 to the women’s $524,420 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.