President Jim Dunn | Oklahoma Wesleyan University
President Jim Dunn | Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,432,707, with the men’s team receiving $970,003.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Washington County have grown 459.8%.
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 | $970,003 | 12.1% | $8,030,756 |
| 2022 | $1,069,760 | 12.2% | $8,734,101 |
| 2021 | $1,085,520 | 13% | $8,343,049 |
| 2020 | $934,550 | 13.5% | $6,935,366 |
| 2019 | $657,771 | 14.7% | $4,468,726 |
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