Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich, President | Marietta College
Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich, President | Marietta College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $497,711, with the women’s team receiving $233,307.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Washington County have grown 61.4%.
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 | $233,307 | 6.5% | $3,571,671 |
| 2022 | $168,759 | 4.8% | $3,545,882 |
| 2021 | $140,870 | 4.2% | $3,381,112 |
| 2020 | $153,224 | 4.5% | $3,401,878 |
| 2019 | $139,095 | 4.2% | $3,335,100 |
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