James M. Smith President at Eastern Michigan University | Official website
James M. Smith President at Eastern Michigan University | Official website
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $22,380,327, with women’s teams receiving $7,603,892.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Washtenaw County have grown 138.7%.
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 | $7,603,892 | 3.1% | $247,278,702 |
| 2022 | $7,063,524 | 3.2% | $218,181,381 |
| 2021 | $5,567,738 | 3.4% | $163,436,411 |
| 2020 | $6,199,524 | 3.2% | $191,189,260 |
| 2019 | $6,837,221 | 3.4% | $203,212,445 |
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