by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Widener University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Widener plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Middle Atlantic Conferences.
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The Widener men’s basketball team lists 19 student athletes.
The Widener women’s basketball team lists 15 players.
Across both rosters, Widener fields 34 basketball athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports Widener sponsors, basketball ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Chris Carideo.
The women’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Alisa Klinter.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Widener men’s basketball program brought in $193,197 in revenue against $193,721 in expenses, a net loss of $524. This comes to about $970 in operating expense per athlete, or $18,423 per team.
The Widener women’s basketball program brought in $193,091 in revenue against $183,938 in expenses, a net profit of $9,153. This comes to about $1,060 in operating expense per athlete, or $15,902 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $193,197 to the women’s $193,091 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, basketball ranks #2 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Widener earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.