Matthew “Matt” A. Scogin President at Hope College | Hope College
Matthew “Matt” A. Scogin President at Hope College | Hope College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,339,707, with men’s teams receiving $1,052,778.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Ottawa County have grown 89.3%.
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 | $1,052,778 | 4.6% | $22,966,561 |
| 2022 | $1,096,193 | 5.2% | $20,984,933 |
| 2021 | $797,841 | 4.6% | $17,190,018 |
| 2020 | $930,258 | 5% | $18,613,101 |
| 2019 | $974,974 | 5.1% | $19,108,473 |
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