Toyin Tofade, MS, PharmD, BCPS, CPCC, FFIP,, President | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Toyin Tofade, MS, PharmD, BCPS, CPCC, FFIP,, President | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $10,548,747, with women’s teams receiving $4,424,911.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Albany County have grown 17.7%.
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 | $4,424,911 | 10.2% | $43,306,167 |
| 2022 | $4,348,827 | 9.9% | $43,927,670 |
| 2021 | $3,664,494 | 9.7% | $37,683,018 |
| 2020 | $3,855,636 | 9.1% | $42,294,816 |
| 2019 | $3,741,154 | 8.2% | $45,606,630 |
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