Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. President | Houghton College
Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. President | Houghton College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $748,174, with women’s teams receiving $370,907.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Allegany County have grown 80.1%.
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 | $370,907 | 4.5% | $8,247,459 |
| 2022 | $385,796 | 5.2% | $7,469,250 |
| 2021 | $272,028 | 4.7% | $5,787,788 |
| 2020 | $407,807 | 5.1% | $8,000,292 |
| 2019 | $398,904 | 5.4% | $7,378,554 |
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