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 women’s teams receiving $208,268.
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 | $208,268 | 6.6% | $3,139,558 |
| 2022 | $246,744 | 7.1% | $3,457,759 |
| 2021 | $143,748 | 7.5% | $1,913,936 |
| 2020 | $202,453 | 7.2% | $2,808,279 |
| 2019 | $199,644 | 6.7% | $2,998,738 |
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