by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at West Virginia State University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. WVSU plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mountain East Conference.
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The WVSU men’s basketball team carries 17 players.
The WVSU women’s basketball team carries 20 players.
Between the two teams, WVSU fields 37 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 20 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports WVSU reports, basketball ranks #4 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Bryan Poore.
The women’s basketball program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Whitney Bays.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 12 sports, basketball ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WVSU men’s basketball program brought in $554,395 in revenue against $554,395 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,026 in operating expense per athlete, or $68,436 per team.
The WVSU women’s basketball program brought in $455,179 in revenue against $455,179 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,738 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,766 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $554,395 to the women’s $455,179 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 15% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.