Dr. Randall Bell President of Ecclesia College | ecollege.edu
Dr. Randall Bell President of Ecclesia College | ecollege.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,269,367, with women’s teams receiving $620,513.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Benton County have grown 80.1%.
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 | $620,513 | 14.6% | $4,261,253 |
| 2022 | $575,444 | 14.6% | $3,948,725 |
| 2021 | $564,407 | 15.1% | $3,729,104 |
| 2020 | $625,684 | 17.6% | $3,553,861 |
| 2019 | $696,884 | 19.1% | $3,648,909 |
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