Andrew P. Manion, Ph.D. President | Edgewood College
Andrew P. Manion, Ph.D. President | Edgewood College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $15,959,604, with women’s teams receiving $4,664,224.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Dane County have grown 93.7%.
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 | $4,664,224 | 2.6% | $177,788,273 |
| 2022 | $3,895,230 | 2.9% | $135,690,470 |
| 2021 | $3,529,668 | 3.4% | $103,933,696 |
| 2020 | $4,209,257 | 3% | $140,349,993 |
| 2019 | $4,580,799 | 3.2% | $143,454,981 |
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