Mark R. Nemec, PhD, President | Fairfield University
Mark R. Nemec, PhD, President | Fairfield University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $11,285,114, with men’s teams receiving $5,841,634.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Fairfield County have grown 84.4%.
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 | $5,841,634 | 7.9% | $74,172,692 |
| 2022 | $5,448,527 | 8.3% | $65,358,329 |
| 2021 | $3,876,408 | 7.1% | $54,369,681 |
| 2020 | $5,051,656 | 8.9% | $56,986,593 |
| 2019 | $5,684,487 | 9.5% | $60,086,613 |
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