Chris Vitelli, Ed.D. President | Merced College
Chris Vitelli, Ed.D. President | Merced College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $599,001, with men’s teams receiving $332,356.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Merced County have grown 923.3%.
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 | $332,356 | 8.5% | $3,895,091 |
| 2022 | $287,005 | 9.3% | $3,087,218 |
| 2021 | $122,714 | 5.2% | $2,348,415 |
| 2020 | $305,296 | 10.3% | $2,969,090 |
| 2019 | $245,567 | 8.8% | $2,785,106 |
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