Erik J. Bitterbaum, Ph.D., President | SUNY Cortland
Erik J. Bitterbaum, Ph.D., President | SUNY Cortland
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $391,063, with the men’s team receiving $194,347.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cortland County have grown 73%.
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 | $194,347 | 2.9% | $6,634,646 |
| 2022 | $172,955 | 2.9% | $5,987,514 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $3,555,728 |
| 2020 | $186,165 | 3.6% | $5,221,644 |
| 2019 | $173,811 | 3.1% | $5,674,554 |
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