President John Bravman | Bucknell University
President John Bravman | Bucknell University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,266,911, with the women’s team receiving $2,037,256.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Union County have grown 105.5%.
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 | $2,037,256 | 6.1% | $33,643,542 |
| 2022 | $1,917,029 | 6.3% | $30,616,265 |
| 2021 | $1,634,886 | 5.9% | $27,509,123 |
| 2020 | $1,685,867 | 5.6% | $30,198,253 |
| 2019 | $2,048,062 | 6.7% | $30,547,725 |
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