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 women’s teams receiving $5,642,593.
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 | $5,642,593 | 4.1% | $136,104,976 |
| 2022 | $5,362,104 | 4.3% | $124,688,969 |
| 2021 | $2,290,097 | 4.9% | $46,941,136 |
| 2020 | $4,908,778 | 4.4% | $112,685,897 |
| 2019 | $5,208,142 | 5.3% | $98,677,130 |
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