Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy President | Missouri Western State University
Dr. Elizabeth Kennedy President | Missouri Western State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,447,381, with the women’s team receiving $763,167.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Buchanan County have grown 69.8%.
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 | $763,167 | 8.4% | $9,103,192 |
| 2022 | $630,308 | 7.6% | $8,279,009 |
| 2021 | $554,530 | 7.4% | $7,494,266 |
| 2020 | $562,652 | 8.4% | $6,698,354 |
| 2019 | $631,185 | 8.8% | $7,208,825 |
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