Angelo Araimo, President | Wagner College
Angelo Araimo, President | Wagner College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $3,903,276, with women’s teams receiving $1,786,263.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Richmond County have grown 135.5%.
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 | $1,786,263 | 7.1% | $24,986,519 |
| 2022 | $1,707,505 | 7.5% | $22,650,063 |
| 2021 | $1,547,915 | 8.4% | $18,353,464 |
| 2020 | $1,519,393 | 8.7% | $17,473,486 |
| 2019 | $1,452,472 | 8.3% | $17,582,568 |
Alerts Sign-up