Jennifer N. Schuller President of Lake Erie College | lec.edu
Jennifer N. Schuller President of Lake Erie College | lec.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $954,088, with men’s teams receiving $543,947.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lake County have grown 87.7%.
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 | $543,947 | 6.8% | $8,057,905 |
| 2022 | $499,156 | 6.5% | $7,705,040 |
| 2021 | $375,321 | 5.4% | $6,940,839 |
| 2020 | $514,301 | 7.5% | $6,879,583 |
| 2019 | $557,758 | 8.8% | $6,350,278 |
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