William M. Tsutsui, PhD, Chancellor, Professor of History | Ottawa University-Ottawa
William M. Tsutsui, PhD, Chancellor, Professor of History | Ottawa University-Ottawa
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,753,739, with the women’s team receiving $533,210.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Franklin County have grown 474.3%.
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 | $533,210 | 4% | $13,335,942 |
| 2022 | $358,152 | 3.2% | $11,130,314 |
| 2021 | $240,711 | 2.4% | $10,143,442 |
| 2020 | $266,917 | 2.8% | $9,616,244 |
| 2019 | $236,187 | 2.4% | $9,820,126 |
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