Dr. Robert J. Matz President | Hannibal-Lagrange University
Dr. Robert J. Matz President | Hannibal-Lagrange University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $522,387, with the men’s team receiving $343,896.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Marion County have dropped 25.7%.
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 | $343,896 | 19.3% | $1,781,353 |
| 2022 | $257,339 | 11.3% | $2,279,817 |
| 2021 | $187,208 | 7.9% | $2,366,289 |
| 2020 | $215,294 | 8.7% | $2,474,194 |
| 2019 | $249,167 | 10.6% | $2,340,015 |
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