Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey President | Illinois Central College
Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey President | Illinois Central College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $319,334, with the men’s team receiving $158,224.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Tazewell County have grown 44.2%.
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 | $158,224 | 10.4% | $1,522,608 |
| 2022 | $133,357 | 9.8% | $1,361,172 |
| 2021 | $117,735 | 10.8% | $1,090,556 |
| 2020 | $192,377 | 13.9% | $1,384,895 |
| 2019 | $146,677 | 11.2% | $1,312,226 |
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