Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea President | LinkedIn
Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea President | LinkedIn
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $302,615, with the women’s team receiving $156,972.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Genesee County have grown 113.7%.
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 | $156,972 | 9.2% | $1,700,244 |
| 2022 | $115,257 | 7.6% | $1,508,962 |
| 2021 | $89,288 | 6.8% | $1,321,926 |
| 2020 | $143,669 | 10.1% | $1,426,907 |
| 2019 | $114,211 | 8.4% | $1,354,616 |
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