Beth Ross President of Emmanuel College | media.bizj.us
Beth Ross President of Emmanuel College | media.bizj.us
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,112,048, with the men’s team receiving $655,831.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Franklin County have grown 812.6%.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports played at U.S. colleges, as well as football. NCAA basketball teams are often as popular as NBA teams, and offer a different experience for fans.
In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student-athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.
The basketball fund received around 168.57 million dollars from NCAA revenue in 2020–21.
| Year | Basketball team's expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $655,831 | 6.5% | $10,099,078 |
| 2022 | $551,735 | 5.6% | $9,806,107 |
| 2021 | $531,535 | 6.3% | $8,489,883 |
| 2020 | $441,446 | 5.5% | $7,992,015 |
| 2019 | $524,052 | 7% | $7,508,327 |
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