John Hogan, President | National Park College
John Hogan, President | National Park College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $434,022, with women’s teams receiving $179,209.
Since 2019, the average sports expenses in Garland County have grown 469%.
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 | $179,209 | 16.8% | $1,063,815 |
| 2022 | $192,599 | 14.2% | $1,355,125 |
| 2021 | $133,743 | 23% | $581,964 |
| 2020 | $130,345 | 23.3% | $558,994 |
| 2019 | $0 | 0% | $93,483 |
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