Dr. Lauren Schellenberger President | Culver-Stockton College
Dr. Lauren Schellenberger President | Culver-Stockton College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $788,169, with the women’s team receiving $332,108.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lewis County have grown 17.5%.
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 | $332,108 | 6.5% | $5,130,993 |
| 2022 | $339,462 | 6.3% | $5,387,733 |
| 2021 | $282,882 | 5.9% | $4,766,021 |
| 2020 | $375,150 | 7.6% | $4,936,068 |
| 2019 | $491,407 | 6.9% | $7,113,678 |
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