UConn athletics deficit increased to $53M in FY 2022

UConn’s athletic department deficit “rose” to $53M during FY 2022, according to the AP. The school, which reported a $47.2M deficit for FY 2021, attributed the increase to the $13.4M it was “forced to pay former head men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie.” The deficit was covered by $46.5M in "direct support from the school” and another $6.5M in "student fees.” The actual operational institutional support to athletics "decreased" by $7.3M to $33.2M in FY 2022. UConn said that it “saw philanthropic donations rise” to $23.6M, which was the “third-highest total in the athletic department’s history" (AP, 1/17).