Chris W. Brussalis, President | Point Park University
Chris W. Brussalis, President | Point Park University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $32,032,194, with men’s teams receiving $21,639,077.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Allegheny County have grown 137.7%.
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 | $21,639,077 | 10.9% | $198,453,769 |
| 2022 | $19,523,716 | 10.9% | $179,542,029 |
| 2021 | $14,640,503 | 9.6% | $152,321,286 |
| 2020 | $19,231,825 | 12.4% | $155,010,802 |
| 2019 | $20,334,575 | 13% | $155,958,066 |
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