Kimberly Andrews Espy, Ph.D. President | Wayne State University
Kimberly Andrews Espy, Ph.D. President | Wayne State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $7,884,770, with women’s teams receiving $3,166,794.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wayne County have grown 48.1%.
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 | $3,166,794 | 8.4% | $37,673,592 |
| 2022 | $2,835,259 | 7.6% | $37,295,759 |
| 2021 | $2,214,537 | 6.8% | $32,640,220 |
| 2020 | $2,561,586 | 6.6% | $38,984,703 |
| 2019 | $2,527,840 | 7.2% | $35,300,309 |
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