▁to ▁an ▁NCAA ▁team . ▁From ▁. 8 % ▁( men ' s ▁ice ▁hockey ) ▁to ▁ 9 . 4 % ▁( base ball ) ▁successfully ▁transition ▁from ▁NCAA ▁to ▁professional ▁teams . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁overall ▁success ▁rate ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁athlet es ▁progress ing ▁to ▁professional ▁athlet es ▁was ▁from ▁. 0 3 % ▁( men ▁and ▁women ' s ▁basketball ) ▁to ▁. 5 % ▁( base ball ). ▁The ▁annual ▁number ▁of ▁NCAA ▁athlet es ▁draft ed ▁into ▁professional ▁sports ▁ann ually ▁varied ▁from ▁seven ▁( men ' s ▁ice ▁hockey ) ▁to ▁ 6 7 8 ▁( base ball ). ▁ ▁Un like ▁black ▁athlet es , ▁black s ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁have ▁not ▁perce ived ▁sports ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁ven ue ▁to ▁prosper ity . ▁There ▁are ▁higher ▁participation ▁rates ▁by ▁black s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁higher ▁numbers ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁non - ath let ic ▁ende avor , ▁such ▁as ▁policy , ▁teaching , ▁phys icians , ▁law y ers , ▁engine ers , ▁and ▁architect s . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁have ▁been ▁increasing ly ▁subs id ized ▁by ▁tu ition . ▁Only ▁one ▁in ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 ▁Division ▁I ▁colleg es ▁actually ▁n ett ed ▁more ▁money ▁than ▁they ▁spent ▁on ▁athlet ics ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁few ▁money ▁making ▁schools , ▁football ▁and ▁sometimes ▁basketball ▁sales ▁support ▁the ▁school ' s ▁other ▁athlet ic ▁programs . ▁The