Alicia Córdoba, Aquinas College D.M.A President | Aquinas College
Alicia Córdoba, Aquinas College D.M.A President | Aquinas College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,735,499, with men’s teams receiving $1,988,332.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kent County have grown 194.7%.
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 | $1,988,332 | 6.8% | $29,250,472 |
| 2022 | $1,923,448 | 6.9% | $27,905,746 |
| 2021 | $1,529,938 | 6.3% | $24,229,586 |
| 2020 | $2,180,354 | 7% | $31,256,482 |
| 2019 | $1,575,414 | 6.5% | $24,344,666 |
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