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 women’s team receiving $199,636.
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 | $199,636 | 9.5% | $2,106,475 |
| 2022 | $169,781 | 8.8% | $1,936,946 |
| 2021 | $142,492 | 8.3% | $1,716,540 |
| 2020 | $152,950 | 8.7% | $1,765,935 |
| 2019 | $155,490 | 8.6% | $1,814,537 |
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