Jon H. Connolly, Ph.D., President | Sussex County Community College
Jon H. Connolly, Ph.D., President | Sussex County Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $120,724, with the women’s team receiving $59,984.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Sussex County have grown 283.8%.
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 | $59,984 | 5.9% | $1,014,806 |
| 2022 | $52,696 | 6.6% | $802,202 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $867,122 |
| 2020 | $85,277 | 11.1% | $765,373 |
| 2019 | $70,105 | 12.8% | $549,347 |
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