Dr. Michael Lindsay President | Taylor University
Dr. Michael Lindsay President | Taylor University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $2,563,286, with women’s teams receiving $1,142,733.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Grant County have grown 112.1%.
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 | $1,142,733 | 7.2% | $15,827,491 |
| 2022 | $1,024,706 | 7% | $14,625,290 |
| 2021 | $833,517 | 7.2% | $11,513,485 |
| 2020 | $867,615 | 7.1% | $12,146,885 |
| 2019 | $956,047 | 7.5% | $12,684,506 |
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