Sarah C. Mangelsdorf President of The University of Rochester | rochester.edu
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf President of The University of Rochester | rochester.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,338,748, with men’s teams receiving $1,891,796.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Monroe County have grown 74.1%.
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 | $1,891,796 | 4.8% | $39,376,192 |
| 2022 | $1,790,421 | 5.4% | $33,006,492 |
| 2021 | $877,132 | 3.4% | $26,105,990 |
| 2020 | $1,663,403 | 5.2% | $31,725,007 |
| 2019 | $1,701,684 | 5.2% | $32,509,604 |
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