Douglas B. Palmer, Ph.D. President | Siena Heights University
Douglas B. Palmer, Ph.D. President | Siena Heights University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,079,958, with women’s teams receiving $604,657.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lenawee County have grown 177%.
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 | $604,657 | 4.3% | $14,092,992 |
| 2022 | $598,675 | 4.8% | $12,573,492 |
| 2021 | $464,789 | 4.3% | $10,909,109 |
| 2020 | $547,610 | 4.3% | $12,738,991 |
| 2019 | $586,192 | 4.9% | $12,030,595 |
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