Edward T. Bonahue, Ph.D., President | Suffolk County Community College
Edward T. Bonahue, Ph.D., President | Suffolk County Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,738,652, with men’s teams receiving $3,498,649.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Suffolk County have grown 53%.
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 | $3,498,649 | 8.7% | $40,250,637 |
| 2022 | $3,101,617 | 8.6% | $36,271,036 |
| 2021 | $2,047,185 | 6.8% | $29,968,121 |
| 2020 | $3,096,018 | 8.4% | $37,028,825 |
| 2019 | $2,631,146 | 8.3% | $31,814,494 |
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