Jeff Abernathy President at Alma College | Alma College
Jeff Abernathy President at Alma College | Alma College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $398,291, with the men’s team receiving $180,346.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Gratiot County have grown 183.6%.
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 | $180,346 | 3.4% | $5,352,610 |
| 2022 | $189,195 | 4.1% | $4,640,975 |
| 2021 | $189,302 | 5% | $3,779,496 |
| 2020 | $195,382 | 5.1% | $3,847,435 |
| 2019 | $221,390 | 5.4% | $4,137,637 |
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