Dr. Raymond J. Rice, President | University of Maine at Presque Isle
Dr. Raymond J. Rice, President | University of Maine at Presque Isle
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $364,975, with men’s teams receiving $178,699.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Aroostook County have grown 86.4%.
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 | $178,699 | 8.4% | $2,131,363 |
| 2022 | $165,693 | 8.2% | $2,031,590 |
| 2021 | $93,826 | 6.3% | $1,493,145 |
| 2020 | $180,084 | 9.7% | $1,863,883 |
| 2019 | $208,007 | 11.2% | $1,849,143 |
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