John D. Keenan President | Salem State University
John D. Keenan President | Salem State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,331,448, with men’s teams receiving $2,430,715.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Essex County have grown 241.5%.
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 | $2,430,715 | 6.4% | $37,909,372 |
| 2022 | $1,981,206 | 5.7% | $34,582,622 |
| 2021 | $1,594,255 | 5.6% | $28,380,796 |
| 2020 | $1,761,144 | 5.3% | $33,332,640 |
| 2019 | $1,368,076 | 4.7% | $29,330,603 |
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