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 women’s teams receiving $9,989,100.
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 | $9,989,100 | 5.7% | $174,151,704 |
| 2022 | $8,959,245 | 5.3% | $169,359,926 |
| 2021 | $7,376,575 | 6.6% | $112,204,386 |
| 2020 | $7,640,904 | 5.1% | $149,700,048 |
| 2019 | $7,705,612 | 5.3% | $145,619,759 |
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