by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Basketball at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WPI competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.
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The WPI men’s basketball team lists 18 student athletes.
The WPI women’s basketball team carries 18 players.
Across both rosters, WPI fields 36 basketball athletes — 18 on the men’s side and 18 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports WPI sponsors, basketball ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program employs 6 coaches — 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 6 part-time. The head coach is Chris Bartley.
The women’s basketball program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. The head coach is Cherise Galasso.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 6 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WPI men’s basketball program generated $342,434 in revenue against $342,434 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,291 in operating expense per athlete, or $59,242 per team.
The WPI women’s basketball program reported $327,273 in revenue against $327,273 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $3,475 in operating expense per athlete, or $62,550 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $342,434 to the women’s $327,273 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #1 by revenue, or about 11% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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