Jerald S. “Jerry” Paul President | Maine Maritime Academy
Jerald S. “Jerry” Paul President | Maine Maritime Academy
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $309,245, with the women’s team receiving $178,274.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hancock County have grown 68%.
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 | $178,274 | 8% | $2,220,295 |
| 2022 | $136,939 | 7.5% | $1,827,151 |
| 2021 | $78,067 | 8.4% | $934,907 |
| 2020 | $145,292 | 6.4% | $2,260,388 |
| 2019 | $126,415 | 5.5% | $2,294,578 |
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