Dr. Don MacMaster President | Alpena Community College
Dr. Don MacMaster President | Alpena Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $141,975, with the men’s team receiving $76,246.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Alpena County have grown 113.4%.
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 | $76,246 | 16.1% | $474,199 |
| 2022 | $103,117 | 27% | $381,578 |
| 2021 | $62,331 | 23.2% | $268,701 |
| 2020 | $72,743 | 28% | $260,146 |
| 2019 | $97,566 | 27.5% | $354,214 |
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