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<\/a>Panoramic shot of the Renaissance Coliseum<\/p><\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m sure there are a lot of different things that factor into why this is true, many of which I am unaware of,\u201d said senior volleyball player Madison Kamp. \u201cBut I believe the number one reason is that men\u2019s basketball generates most of the money that comes into Bradley Athletics, so it\u2019s only fair that a chunk of it goes to them\u201d<\/p>\n
Bradley University indeed spends by far the most on their men\u2019s basketball team, investing $33,786 on operating expenses in each of the team\u2019s 15 participants, totaling $506,788 for the entire team. The women\u2019s team also has 15 participants, with Bradley spending less than half, $13,646, on the women\u2019s basketball players operating expenses in comparison to the men\u2019s, totaling just $204,685.<\/p>\n
It is worth noting that the men\u2019s basketball team plays their homes games off campus at the Peoria Civic Center, while the women\u2019s basketball team plays on campus at the Renaissance Coliseum.<\/p>\n
Still, the report also showed that Bradley utilized only 37.75 percent of its recruiting expenses on women\u2019s sports in comparison to 62.25 percent on the men\u2019s, again despite the latter having 31 less athletic participants.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain, there could be many reasons as to why this is true, but maybe it\u2019s the nature of the sports and recruitment themselves and how they differ,\u201d Kamp said. \u201cIt could be that the recruitment of women athletes is more accessible than men athletes, therefore the recruitment of men require a larger budget.\u201d<\/p>\n
The report doesn\u2019t seem to have ruffled many feathers on the women\u2019s side, though.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are multiple reasons for the outcome you see,\u201d said Bradley volleyball Assistant Coach Lindsay Allman. \u201cHowever, I do believe that the financial decisions are made in the absolute best interest for each program.<\/p>\n
The spending on both genders may level out a little bit for the 2014-2015 season as Bradley cut its Men\u2019s Tennis team following last season.<\/p>\n
To view the complete data report from the U.S. Department of Education, visit http:\/\/ope.ed.gov\/athletics\/index.aspx<\/a> and follow the institution data link to Bradley University.<\/p>\n