Susan L. Thomas, Ph.D. President | Truman State University
Susan L. Thomas, Ph.D. President | Truman State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,128,403, with the men’s team receiving $549,805.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Adair County have grown 28.8%.
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 | $549,805 | 9.6% | $5,710,971 |
| 2022 | $566,904 | 10.1% | $5,587,933 |
| 2021 | $512,024 | 10.1% | $5,071,776 |
| 2020 | $512,338 | 9.9% | $5,178,191 |
| 2019 | $447,087 | 8.6% | $5,213,488 |
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