Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich President | Concordia University-Saint Paul
Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich President | Concordia University-Saint Paul
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $6,117,843, with women’s teams receiving $2,913,423.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Ramsey County have grown 159.6%.
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 | $2,913,423 | 6.2% | $46,741,016 |
| 2022 | $2,395,771 | 5.7% | $42,241,663 |
| 2021 | $1,200,517 | 5.1% | $23,398,869 |
| 2020 | $1,429,143 | 5.6% | $25,559,427 |
| 2019 | $1,412,567 | 5.3% | $26,435,563 |
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