Curt Oldfield President | Spoon River College
Curt Oldfield President | Spoon River College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $155,991, with the men’s team receiving $80,421.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Fulton County have grown 46.9%.
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 | $80,421 | 14.3% | $561,697 |
| 2022 | $80,873 | 14% | $577,304 |
| 2021 | $70,635 | 13.2% | $533,496 |
| 2020 | $0 | 0% | $382,686 |
| 2019 | $0 | 0% | $250,633 |
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