Andrea Faber, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Chief Administrative Officer | Wright State University-Lake Campus
Andrea Faber, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Chief Administrative Officer | Wright State University-Lake Campus
Since 2015, the average sports expenses in Mercer County have dropped 27.9%.
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 | $0 | 0% | $57,729 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0% | $89,966 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $72,000 |
| 2020 | $46,811 | 25.3% | $185,299 |
| 2019 | $68,067 | 31% | $219,725 |
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