Michael S. Roth, President | Wesleyan University
Michael S. Roth, President | Wesleyan University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $524,821, with the men’s team receiving $301,021.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Middlesex County have grown 134%.
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 | $301,021 | 3.2% | $9,328,586 |
| 2022 | $283,596 | 3.4% | $8,283,823 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $5,873,365 |
| 2020 | $233,532 | 3.1% | $7,475,961 |
| 2019 | $241,728 | 3.1% | $7,684,736 |
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