President Darrell P. Wheeler | State University of New York at New Paltz
President Darrell P. Wheeler | State University of New York at New Paltz
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $376,669, with women’s teams receiving $175,647.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Ulster County have grown 16.6%.
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 | $175,647 | 5.4% | $3,227,115 |
| 2022 | $152,817 | 4.4% | $3,488,598 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $2,323,060 |
| 2020 | $193,856 | 5.1% | $3,799,261 |
| 2019 | $197,605 | 6.4% | $3,076,288 |
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