by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Wofford College, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Wofford competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Wofford men’s basketball team lists 13 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 50. The NCAA tracked 50 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Wofford women’s basketball team carries 12 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 53. The most recent cohort included 51 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Wofford fields 25 basketball athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Wofford reports, basketball ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 4 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kevin Giltner.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Jimmy Garrity.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 13 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 Wofford men’s basketball program generated $2,442,245 in revenue against $2,442,245 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $51,737 in operating expense per athlete, or $672,583 per team.
The Wofford women’s basketball program generated $1,603,939 in revenue against $1,603,939 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $15,643 in operating expense per athlete, or $187,714 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $2,442,245 to the women’s $1,603,939 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, or about 12% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 92%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s basketball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 983 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 92% and 80% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 989, basketball grades out ahead at 992.
When Wofford places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.