President James A. Troha | Juniata College
President James A. Troha | Juniata College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $357,199, with the women’s team receiving $149,648.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Huntingdon County have grown 71.3%.
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 | $149,648 | 4.5% | $3,342,720 |
| 2022 | $186,176 | 5.1% | $3,617,378 |
| 2021 | $99,604 | 3.8% | $2,632,457 |
| 2020 | $175,014 | 6% | $2,924,718 |
| 2019 | $146,686 | 4.7% | $3,154,194 |
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