Marc B. Parlange, President | University of Rhode Island
Marc B. Parlange, President | University of Rhode Island
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $9,803,227, with the men’s team receiving $6,464,940.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Washington County have grown 74.2%.
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 | $6,464,940 | 18.4% | $35,110,510 |
| 2022 | $4,369,308 | 15.6% | $28,012,651 |
| 2021 | $3,634,477 | 13.9% | $26,068,787 |
| 2020 | $4,345,286 | 15.5% | $28,075,832 |
| 2019 | $4,745,208 | 17.7% | $26,737,600 |
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