John Knapp, President | Washington & Jefferson College
John Knapp, President | Washington & Jefferson College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $255,605, with the women’s team receiving $136,720.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Washington County have grown 16.7%.
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 | $136,720 | 4.2% | $3,219,557 |
| 2022 | $185,181 | 4.9% | $3,769,821 |
| 2021 | $124,869 | 4.3% | $2,886,862 |
| 2020 | $138,333 | 4.1% | $3,339,992 |
| 2019 | $173,465 | 4.8% | $3,607,049 |
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