President Stephen H. Kolison Jr., Ph.D. | SUNY at Fredonia
President Stephen H. Kolison Jr., Ph.D. | SUNY at Fredonia
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $414,630, with men’s teams receiving $206,362.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Chautauqua County have grown 12.2%.
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 | $206,362 | 6.6% | $3,139,558 |
| 2022 | $245,079 | 7.1% | $3,457,759 |
| 2021 | $132,865 | 6.9% | $1,913,936 |
| 2020 | $207,267 | 7.4% | $2,808,279 |
| 2019 | $198,923 | 6.6% | $2,998,738 |
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