David W. Bushman, Ph.D., President | Bridgewater College
David W. Bushman, Ph.D., President | Bridgewater College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $466,869, with the women’s team receiving $221,071.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Rockingham County have grown 57.4%.
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 | $221,071 | 5.1% | $4,358,354 |
| 2022 | $173,572 | 4.4% | $3,963,609 |
| 2021 | $133,096 | 4% | $3,361,334 |
| 2020 | $186,031 | 5% | $3,728,706 |
| 2019 | $174,303 | 4.4% | $3,966,165 |
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