Admiral William G. Kelly, President | Christopher Newport University
Admiral William G. Kelly, President | Christopher Newport University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $949,705, with the women’s team receiving $439,141.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Newport News city have grown 56.3%.
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 | $439,141 | 3.4% | $12,936,897 |
| 2022 | $335,921 | 2.8% | $12,022,846 |
| 2021 | $188,885 | 2.9% | $6,448,762 |
| 2020 | $281,102 | 2.8% | $10,156,938 |
| 2019 | $260,643 | 2.6% | $10,073,569 |
Alerts Sign-up