Francis Achampong, Campus Chancellor | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Francis Achampong, Campus Chancellor | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $329,317, with women’s teams receiving $157,480.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Franklin County have grown 211.7%.
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 | $157,480 | 7.6% | $2,071,923 |
| 2022 | $103,837 | 8.4% | $1,242,785 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $919,158 |
| 2020 | $94,566 | 5.7% | $1,651,437 |
| 2019 | $108,545 | 6.7% | $1,613,527 |
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