Anne M. Prisco, Ph.D. President | Holy Family University
Anne M. Prisco, Ph.D. President | Holy Family University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $38,470,920, with men’s teams receiving $24,233,311.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Philadelphia County have grown 62.6%.
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 | $24,233,311 | 12.5% | $193,310,342 |
| 2022 | $20,758,414 | 11% | $188,139,587 |
| 2021 | $14,951,081 | 9.5% | $156,609,124 |
| 2020 | $20,086,891 | 11.4% | $176,707,958 |
| 2019 | $22,578,846 | 12.5% | $181,099,117 |
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