Martin A. Schmidt, President | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Martin A. Schmidt, President | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $763,050, with women’s teams receiving $356,468.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Rensselaer County have grown 29.3%.
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 | $356,468 | 2.4% | $15,118,857 |
| 2022 | $300,001 | 2.1% | $14,130,275 |
| 2021 | $101,605 | 1.2% | $8,610,577 |
| 2020 | $321,267 | 2.4% | $13,568,518 |
| 2019 | $274,653 | 2% | $13,963,363 |
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