President Gregory Washington | George Mason University
President Gregory Washington | George Mason University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $8,298,550, with women’s teams receiving $3,028,663.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Fairfax County have dropped 6.2%.
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 | $3,028,663 | 10.4% | $29,194,831 |
| 2022 | $2,895,388 | 10.6% | $27,219,043 |
| 2021 | $2,427,458 | 11.3% | $21,391,040 |
| 2020 | $2,730,052 | 11.2% | $24,334,967 |
| 2019 | $2,381,035 | 9.8% | $24,175,131 |
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