President Dr. Brent D. Ellis | Spring Arbor University
President Dr. Brent D. Ellis | Spring Arbor University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $915,465, with men’s teams receiving $458,654.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jackson County have grown 69.1%.
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 | $458,654 | 7.6% | $6,012,852 |
| 2022 | $376,283 | 6.4% | $5,920,376 |
| 2021 | $271,761 | 5% | $5,456,753 |
| 2020 | $417,630 | 7.6% | $5,505,043 |
| 2019 | $355,008 | 6.6% | $5,412,175 |
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