Father Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. President | Providence College
Father Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. President | Providence College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $25,704,883, with men’s teams receiving $18,359,119.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Providence County have grown 162.2%.
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 | $18,359,119 | 15% | $122,238,125 |
| 2022 | $17,729,660 | 16.2% | $109,682,706 |
| 2021 | $10,676,780 | 13.6% | $78,627,204 |
| 2020 | $15,731,262 | 17% | $92,514,663 |
| 2019 | $14,536,087 | 15.2% | $95,595,755 |
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