Mary C. Finger, President, Seton Hill University | Seton Hill University
Mary C. Finger, President, Seton Hill University | Seton Hill University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,829,378, with men’s teams receiving $940,524.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Westmoreland County have grown 62.9%.
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 | $940,524 | 6.5% | $14,534,457 |
| 2022 | $750,337 | 6.1% | $12,299,776 |
| 2021 | $262,734 | 2.5% | $10,593,609 |
| 2020 | $847,079 | 6.8% | $12,464,761 |
| 2019 | $948,830 | 7.2% | $13,185,293 |
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