Gary L. Miller, Ph.D., President | University of Akron Main Campus
Gary L. Miller, Ph.D., President | University of Akron Main Campus
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,984,167, with the men’s team receiving $3,324,785.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Summit County have grown 22.9%.
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 | $3,324,785 | 11.8% | $28,265,821 |
| 2022 | $2,433,927 | 9.6% | $25,335,181 |
| 2021 | $2,106,864 | 10.2% | $20,709,227 |
| 2020 | $2,990,984 | 9.3% | $32,255,907 |
| 2019 | $3,045,115 | 8.6% | $35,554,930 |
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