College Athletes Earned $1.8 Billion In First Year Of Revenue Sharing

By ADAM ZAGORIA

It’s never been a better time to be a college athlete.

The College Sports Commission (CSC) announced Thursday that the College Athlete Payment System (CAPS) recorded $1.8 billion in direct payments from schools to student-athletes during the first year of revenue sharing. Participating schools reported their distributions through CAPS, covering 34,915 student-athletes at 307 schools across 33 conferences and 45 sports.

“The players will continue to be incredibly well-compensated for the stage of development that they’re at as principal players,” UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley, who has led the Huskies to three of the last four NCAA championship games, winning two titles, said Thursday at Big East Media Day in New York.

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.