Dr. Edward Seidel, President | University of Wyoming
Dr. Edward Seidel, President | University of Wyoming
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $6,435,669, with the men’s team receiving $4,097,388.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Albany County have grown 77%.
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 | $4,097,388 | 8.6% | $47,746,153 |
| 2022 | $3,763,184 | 9% | $41,751,385 |
| 2021 | $3,002,971 | 8.4% | $35,814,558 |
| 2020 | $3,596,686 | 9.1% | $39,309,846 |
| 2019 | $3,329,650 | 8.1% | $41,252,831 |
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