Gregory G. Dell’Omo, President | Rider University
Gregory G. Dell’Omo, President | Rider University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $7,861,578, with men’s teams receiving $4,736,806.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Mercer County have grown 102.5%.
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 | $4,736,806 | 7.2% | $65,671,225 |
| 2022 | $4,302,820 | 7.3% | $58,682,508 |
| 2021 | $2,157,955 | 4.9% | $44,089,263 |
| 2020 | $4,037,351 | 7.3% | $55,633,010 |
| 2019 | $4,069,870 | 7.7% | $52,842,183 |
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