This page takes a deep look at Basketball at Westmont College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Westmont is classified as NCAA Division II without football as a member of Pacific West Conference.
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The Westmont men’s basketball team carries 14 student athletes.
The Westmont women’s basketball team carries 14 athletes.
Across both rosters, Westmont carries 28 basketball athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports Westmont sponsors, basketball comes in at #4 by total roster size.
The men’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 Justin Leslie.
The women’s basketball program carries 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Kirsten Moore.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Westmont men’s basketball program reported $686,373 in revenue against $699,138 in expenses, running a deficit of $12,765. Per athlete, that is about $10,490 in operating expense per athlete, or $146,866 per team.
The Westmont women’s basketball program brought in $624,305 in revenue against $637,492 in expenses, a net loss of $13,187. This comes to about $10,064 in operating expense per athlete, or $140,891 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $686,373 to the women’s $624,305 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, basketball ranks #1 by revenue, accounting for 19% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Westmont places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.