Dr. Suzanne M. Johnson, President | Green River College
Dr. Suzanne M. Johnson, President | Green River College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $25,379,799, with men’s teams receiving $15,390,699.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in King County have grown 120.3%.
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 | $15,390,699 | 8.8% | $174,151,704 |
| 2022 | $15,867,705 | 9.4% | $169,359,926 |
| 2021 | $11,112,603 | 9.9% | $112,204,386 |
| 2020 | $14,953,005 | 10% | $149,700,048 |
| 2019 | $13,344,999 | 9.2% | $145,619,759 |
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