Jennifer Cushman President | University Of Maine At Augusta
Jennifer Cushman President | University Of Maine At Augusta
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $935,183, with women’s teams receiving $482,214.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kennebec County have grown 157.7%.
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 | $482,214 | 3.8% | $12,841,975 |
| 2022 | $430,505 | 3.7% | $11,610,447 |
| 2021 | $307,512 | 3.4% | $9,082,363 |
| 2020 | $335,199 | 3.3% | $10,194,096 |
| 2019 | $324,974 | 3.2% | $10,003,412 |
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