Dr. Stevie Lawrence II, Acting President | Lincoln University
Dr. Stevie Lawrence II, Acting President | Lincoln University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,007,258, with the women’s team receiving $498,430.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cole County have grown 64.5%.
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 | $498,430 | 8.9% | $5,622,130 |
| 2022 | $404,265 | 8.2% | $4,906,063 |
| 2021 | $333,851 | 7.3% | $4,568,207 |
| 2020 | $289,915 | 6.3% | $4,632,778 |
| 2019 | $346,669 | 6.7% | $5,146,278 |
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