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 women’s teams receiving $14,237,609.
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 | $14,237,609 | 7.4% | $193,310,342 |
| 2022 | $14,206,853 | 7.6% | $188,139,587 |
| 2021 | $9,725,719 | 6.2% | $156,609,124 |
| 2020 | $12,528,137 | 7.1% | $176,707,958 |
| 2019 | $12,291,135 | 6.8% | $181,099,117 |
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