Dr. Michael J. McDonough, President | Raritan Valley Community College
Dr. Michael J. McDonough, President | Raritan Valley Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $105,281, with the women’s team receiving $47,174.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Somerset County have grown 20%.
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 | $47,174 | 11.9% | $395,904 |
| 2022 | $50,022 | 14.4% | $348,009 |
| 2021 | $43,107 | 21.1% | $204,525 |
| 2020 | $55,219 | 18.8% | $293,634 |
| 2019 | $63,405 | 10.2% | $621,259 |
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