Daniel J. Myers, Ph.D., President | Misericordia University
Daniel J. Myers, Ph.D., President | Misericordia University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $916,594, with men’s teams receiving $519,399.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Luzerne County have grown 123%.
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 | $519,399 | 4.6% | $11,376,166 |
| 2022 | $414,392 | 3.9% | $10,643,592 |
| 2021 | $121,183 | 1.6% | $7,544,608 |
| 2020 | $535,585 | 5.4% | $9,950,194 |
| 2019 | $528,434 | 5.1% | $10,342,094 |
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