Marisa Kelly President | Suffolk University
Marisa Kelly President | Suffolk University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $13,558,191, with women’s teams receiving $5,692,828.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Suffolk County have grown 86%.
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 | $5,692,828 | 6.1% | $93,158,382 |
| 2022 | $5,294,940 | 6.2% | $85,214,121 |
| 2021 | $4,116,919 | 5.8% | $70,567,701 |
| 2020 | $5,116,163 | 6.3% | $80,740,807 |
| 2019 | $4,781,047 | 5.7% | $83,994,515 |
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