Fr. Joseph G. Marina, S.J., President | University of Scranton
Fr. Joseph G. Marina, S.J., President | University of Scranton
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,278,181, with women’s teams receiving $561,832.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lackawanna County have grown 199.4%.
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 | $561,832 | 6.1% | $9,150,634 |
| 2022 | $518,207 | 7.1% | $7,289,121 |
| 2021 | $404,291 | 6.6% | $6,142,047 |
| 2020 | $495,916 | 6.4% | $7,748,581 |
| 2019 | $556,988 | 6.7% | $8,315,397 |
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