by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at West Liberty University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. West Liberty University competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mountain East Conference.
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The West Liberty University men’s basketball team carries 15 student athletes.
The West Liberty University women’s basketball team fields 14 student athletes.
Across both rosters, West Liberty University fields 29 basketball athletes — 15 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports West Liberty University sponsors, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Michael Lamberti.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Kyle Cooper.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #3 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The West Liberty University men’s basketball program generated $621,022 in revenue against $621,022 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $5,565 in operating expense per athlete, or $83,473 per team.
The West Liberty University women’s basketball program brought in $486,434 in revenue against $486,434 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,317 in operating expense per athlete, or $46,443 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $621,022 to the women’s $486,434 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 16% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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