Interim President Leslie E. Wong, Ph.D. | Connecticut College
Interim President Leslie E. Wong, Ph.D. | Connecticut College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $795,523, with men’s teams receiving $372,231.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in New London County have grown 88.4%.
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 | $372,231 | 5.1% | $7,235,772 |
| 2022 | $350,881 | 5.2% | $6,737,840 |
| 2021 | $220,030 | 4.6% | $4,803,799 |
| 2020 | $316,193 | 5.1% | $6,150,433 |
| 2019 | $266,759 | 4.4% | $6,056,696 |
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