Dr. Jamel Wright President | Eureka College
Dr. Jamel Wright President | Eureka College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $240,440, with the men’s team receiving $142,791.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Woodford County have grown 103.3%.
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 | $142,791 | 8.5% | $1,676,536 |
| 2022 | $136,812 | 10.6% | $1,295,870 |
| 2021 | $82,472 | 7.7% | $1,072,353 |
| 2020 | $119,808 | 10% | $1,194,097 |
| 2019 | $109,944 | 9.4% | $1,166,681 |
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