President Judy D. Olian | Quinnipiac University
President Judy D. Olian | Quinnipiac University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $12,523,605, with men’s teams receiving $6,881,012.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in New Haven County have grown 106.6%.
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 | $6,881,012 | 5.1% | $136,104,976 |
| 2022 | $6,494,483 | 5.2% | $124,688,969 |
| 2021 | $2,733,352 | 5.8% | $46,941,136 |
| 2020 | $6,284,104 | 5.6% | $112,685,897 |
| 2019 | $6,527,844 | 6.6% | $98,677,130 |
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