James F. Birge, Ph.D., President | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
James F. Birge, Ph.D., President | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $723,395, with women’s teams receiving $386,750.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Berkshire County have grown 137.4%.
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 | $386,750 | 3% | $12,695,504 |
| 2022 | $315,456 | 3% | $10,487,957 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $7,495,702 |
| 2020 | $316,468 | 3.5% | $8,988,901 |
| 2019 | $309,162 | 3.1% | $9,825,961 |
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