Dr. Brian Stogner President, Professor of Psychology | Rochester University
Dr. Brian Stogner President, Professor of Psychology | Rochester University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,605,825, with women’s teams receiving $2,268,557.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Oakland County have grown 116.3%.
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 | $2,268,557 | 6.8% | $33,515,491 |
| 2022 | $2,403,196 | 7% | $34,413,192 |
| 2021 | $2,082,126 | 6.9% | $30,358,650 |
| 2020 | $2,338,529 | 8.9% | $26,326,846 |
| 2019 | $2,003,316 | 8.1% | $24,669,881 |
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