Dr. Charles “Chuck” Lindsay President | Elmira College
Dr. Charles “Chuck” Lindsay President | Elmira College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $287,809, with the men’s team receiving $139,716.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Chemung County have grown 27.4%.
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 | $139,716 | 4.7% | $2,965,229 |
| 2022 | $125,972 | 5% | $2,534,279 |
| 2021 | $61,211 | 3.8% | $1,599,209 |
| 2020 | $87,427 | 4.3% | $2,044,756 |
| 2019 | $106,974 | 4.8% | $2,237,583 |
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