Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, Chancellor | Purdue University Fort Wayne
Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, Chancellor | Purdue University Fort Wayne
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $6,476,759, with men’s teams receiving $3,729,813.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Allen County have grown 76.3%.
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 | $3,729,813 | 11.9% | $31,344,327 |
| 2022 | $3,405,420 | 10.7% | $31,746,390 |
| 2021 | $2,704,198 | 9.2% | $29,487,822 |
| 2020 | $3,107,162 | 9.4% | $33,211,890 |
| 2019 | $3,055,412 | 9.1% | $33,677,652 |
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