Monroe County spent $652,934 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 13.4% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,074,923, with the men’s team receiving $652,934.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Monroe County have grown 103.7%.
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 | $652,934 | 6.6% | $9,846,051 |
| 2022 | $575,871 | 6.6% | $8,716,435 |
| 2021 | $486,853 | 8.5% | $5,749,529 |
| 2020 | $613,905 | 8.8% | $7,015,509 |
| 2019 | $555,390 | 8.1% | $6,854,065 |
