Vincent Bowhay, Ed.D., President | Independence Community College
Vincent Bowhay, Ed.D., President | Independence Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,191,274, with women’s teams receiving $576,519.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Montgomery County have grown 85.9%.
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 | $576,519 | 9.6% | $5,990,570 |
| 2022 | $531,423 | 9.6% | $5,508,365 |
| 2021 | $474,669 | 9.4% | $5,044,471 |
| 2020 | $440,174 | 9.8% | $4,503,967 |
| 2019 | $378,652 | 7.9% | $4,799,988 |
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