Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy President | Wayne State College
Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy President | Wayne State College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,127,993, with the women’s team receiving $541,899.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wayne County have grown 116%.
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 | $541,899 | 8.3% | $6,555,688 |
| 2022 | $407,310 | 7.1% | $5,755,754 |
| 2021 | $378,788 | 7.8% | $4,844,310 |
| 2020 | $414,626 | 8.5% | $4,879,312 |
| 2019 | $409,436 | 9.2% | $4,438,240 |
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