Just the Facts
"College Athletes are not all going pro. "
College facts vs. Professional facts
College
-More than 480,000 NCAA student-athletes ...more than ever before – compete in 24 sports every year.
- Most NCAA revenue (81 percent projected for 2012-13) comes from media rights
- The total NCAA Revenue was 995.9 million USD (2016)
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- Most of the money the NCAA has earned is from the big programs and very little is earned on small schools.
- The Revenue isn't generated evenly
- Texas A & M made $194,388,450 in total revenue in 2015 ( Most revenue by a Division 1 college in 2015)
- Alabama A & M made $2,592,862 in total revenue in 2015 ( Lowest revenue by a Division 1 college in 2015)
- The difference between Texas A & M and Alabama A & M was $191,795,588, this proves that wealth isn't distributed evenly and most schools can not afford to pay it's athlete
- More teams/ colleges means more players involved in college sports.
- According to the College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the 2016–2017 school year was $33,480 at private colleges, $9,650 for state residents at public colleges, and $24,930 for out-of-state residents attending public universities.
- Most of the good athletes in college are getting their school completely paid for
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-Approximately 3% of male and female high school basketball players go on to play college
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- There is way more college sports than their are professional.
- One and done athletes are typically the athletes that get drafted.
- The teams that are winning in college are typically the same teams every year... so the wealth isn't spread evenly.
Professional
- Total of 301 players in the NBA to date
- Total of 1,696 players in the NFL to date
- Total of 749 players in the MLB to date
- Total of 682 players in the NHL to date
-Total of 616 players in the MLS to date
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-On average, NBA players make $5.15 million per year
-Onaverage MLB players make $3.2 million per year
- On average, NHL players make $2.4 million per year
- On average, NFL players make $1.9 million per year
- On average, MLS players make $ 226, 454 per year
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- Approximately 1% of males and females playing a college sport will go on and play a professional sport.
- On average, NBA players play 4.8 years
- On average, MLB players play 5.6 years
- On average, NHL players play 5.72 years
- On average, NFL players play 3.3 years
- On average, MLS players play 2.31 years
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Every team in the NBA is allowed 14 people on their roster
Every team in the MLB is allowed 25 players on their roster
Every team in the NHL is allowed 23 players on their roster
Every team in the NFL is allowed 53 players on their roster
Every team in the MLS is allowed 30 players on their roster
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