President Garry W. Jenkins | Bates College
President Garry W. Jenkins | Bates College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $818,312, with women’s teams receiving $363,643.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Androscoggin County have grown 115%.
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 | $363,643 | 4% | $9,166,690 |
| 2022 | $368,432 | 4.8% | $7,721,854 |
| 2021 | $132,178 | 2.3% | $5,629,563 |
| 2020 | $277,375 | 4.2% | $6,596,084 |
| 2019 | $269,501 | 4.4% | $6,154,450 |
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