President Zulma R. Toro | Central Connecticut State University
President Zulma R. Toro | Central Connecticut State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,268,453, with women’s teams receiving $2,168,270.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hartford County have grown 56.4%.
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 | $2,168,270 | 5.5% | $39,233,838 |
| 2022 | $2,387,961 | 6.1% | $39,407,303 |
| 2021 | $2,706,963 | 7.3% | $37,293,164 |
| 2020 | $4,086,722 | 9.1% | $44,798,995 |
| 2019 | $3,555,200 | 8.4% | $42,226,443 |
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