Dr. George Grant Jr President at Saginaw Valley State University | Saginaw Valley State University
Dr. George Grant Jr President at Saginaw Valley State University | Saginaw Valley State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,205,852, with the men’s team receiving $643,869.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Saginaw County have grown 101.8%.
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 | $643,869 | 6.7% | $9,659,744 |
| 2022 | $699,982 | 7.3% | $9,563,838 |
| 2021 | $610,308 | 8.1% | $7,566,582 |
| 2020 | $645,180 | 7.9% | $8,143,067 |
| 2019 | $632,878 | 7.6% | $8,299,730 |
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