Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee | Waynesburg University
Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee | Waynesburg University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $385,072, with the men’s team receiving $185,436.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Greene County have grown 38.7%.
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 | $185,436 | 8.8% | $2,106,475 |
2022 | $156,926 | 8.1% | $1,936,946 |
2021 | $131,986 | 7.7% | $1,716,540 |
2020 | $120,441 | 6.8% | $1,765,935 |
2019 | $109,133 | 6% | $1,814,537 |