Stephen Standifird, President, Bradley University | Bradley University
Stephen Standifird, President, Bradley University | Bradley University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,626,405, with the women’s team receiving $1,680,166.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Peoria County have grown 81.3%.
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 | $1,680,166 | 8.6% | $19,468,832 |
| 2022 | $1,781,915 | 10.1% | $17,695,401 |
| 2021 | $1,342,660 | 9.1% | $14,801,405 |
| 2020 | $1,463,277 | 8.9% | $16,500,287 |
| 2019 | $1,589,763 | 8.8% | $18,101,314 |
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