Dr. Richard Plumb, President | Saint Michael\'s College
Dr. Richard Plumb, President | Saint Michael\'s College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $6,607,996, with women’s teams receiving $2,834,580.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Chittenden County have grown 59.2%.
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 | $2,834,580 | 9.6% | $29,578,753 |
| 2022 | $2,545,891 | 9.2% | $27,730,021 |
| 2021 | $1,261,606 | 5.6% | $22,406,801 |
| 2020 | $2,108,189 | 7.9% | $26,648,501 |
| 2019 | $2,495,582 | 10% | $24,884,396 |
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