by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Basketball at Western Washington University, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. WWU is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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The WWU men’s basketball team carries 17 student athletes.
The WWU women’s basketball team carries 14 athletes.
Across both rosters, WWU fields 31 basketball athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports WWU sponsors, basketball ranks #3 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Tony Dominguez.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Carmen Dolfo.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WWU men’s basketball program generated $932,489 in revenue against $932,489 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $12,756 in operating expense per athlete, or $216,845 per team.
The WWU women’s basketball program brought in $1,054,689 in revenue against $1,054,689 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $17,890 in operating expense per athlete, or $250,463 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $932,489 to the women’s $1,054,689 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, accounting for 22% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When WWU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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