Dr. Robert Nye, President | Finger Lakes Community College
Dr. Robert Nye, President | Finger Lakes Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $712,134, with women’s teams receiving $280,350.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Ontario County have grown 107.7%.
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 | $280,350 | 2.6% | $10,605,174 |
| 2022 | $248,256 | 3.1% | $8,038,528 |
| 2021 | $148,147 | 2.9% | $5,088,086 |
| 2020 | $237,401 | 3.5% | $6,769,348 |
| 2019 | $246,383 | 3.3% | $7,436,840 |
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