President Satish K. Tripathi | University at Buffalo
President Satish K. Tripathi | University at Buffalo
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $12,266,845, with men’s teams receiving $7,332,068.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Erie County have grown 33.2%.
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 | $7,332,068 | 12.1% | $60,656,627 |
| 2022 | $5,836,938 | 9.7% | $60,067,802 |
| 2021 | $4,402,400 | 9.2% | $48,081,614 |
| 2020 | $5,453,926 | 9.9% | $55,123,098 |
| 2019 | $6,190,983 | 9.9% | $62,501,618 |
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