Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, President | Franciscan University of Steubenville
Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, President | Franciscan University of Steubenville
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $130,785, with the men’s team receiving $84,272.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jefferson County have grown 230.3%.
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 | $84,272 | 4.1% | $2,070,445 |
| 2022 | $90,180 | 5.9% | $1,530,224 |
| 2021 | $45,839 | 6.6% | $693,145 |
| 2020 | $77,545 | 5.2% | $1,495,492 |
| 2019 | $65,682 | 4.5% | $1,463,159 |
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