Susan D. Stuebner President | Colby-Sawyer College
Susan D. Stuebner President | Colby-Sawyer College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,676,855, with men’s teams receiving $915,149.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Merrimack County have grown 42.1%.
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 | $915,149 | 6.9% | $13,302,242 |
| 2022 | $853,710 | 6.6% | $13,020,909 |
| 2021 | $162,375 | 2% | $8,015,535 |
| 2020 | $1,017,740 | 7.5% | $13,517,051 |
| 2019 | $1,103,312 | 7.6% | $14,523,913 |
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