Dr. Rosemary A. Costigan, President | Community College of Rhode Island
Dr. Rosemary A. Costigan, President | Community College of Rhode Island
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $158,188, with the men’s team receiving $68,257.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Kent County have dropped 43.2%.
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 | $68,257 | 14% | $486,064 |
| 2022 | $81,240 | 11% | $739,388 |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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