Dr. David Russell, Presdent | Columbia College
Dr. David Russell, Presdent | Columbia College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $19,237,789, with women’s teams receiving $4,705,608.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Boone County have grown 134.2%.
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 | $4,705,608 | 3.6% | $129,480,294 |
| 2022 | $4,407,429 | 3.9% | $113,235,581 |
| 2021 | $3,775,103 | 4.3% | $88,535,545 |
| 2020 | $4,244,731 | 4% | $105,917,677 |
| 2019 | $4,915,863 | 4.9% | $100,658,204 |
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