Radha Pyati, Chancellor | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Radha Pyati, Chancellor | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,460,639, with men’s teams receiving $730,665.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Berks County have grown 92.2%.
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 | $730,665 | 4.6% | $15,830,740 |
| 2022 | $662,253 | 4.9% | $13,416,390 |
| 2021 | $157,942 | 1.6% | $10,112,032 |
| 2020 | $687,430 | 5.4% | $12,837,389 |
| 2019 | $675,755 | 5.1% | $13,218,176 |
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