by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Basketball at Worcester State University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Worcester State plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
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The Worcester State men’s basketball team lists 22 student athletes.
The Worcester State women’s basketball team carries 11 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Worcester State carries 33 basketball athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Worcester State reports, basketball sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. Leading the program is Alan Pettway.
The women’s basketball program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Karen Tessmer.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Across the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #1 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Worcester State men’s basketball program brought in $62,181 in revenue against $56,369 in expenses, netting $5,812. That works out to about $1,342 in operating expense per athlete, or $29,526 per team.
The Worcester State women’s basketball program brought in $210,700 in revenue against $219,005 in expenses, running a deficit of $8,305. Per athlete, that is about $13,262 in operating expense per athlete, or $145,882 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $62,181 to the women’s $210,700 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, basketball sits #2 by revenue, accounting for 10% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Worcester State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.