Dr. Matthew Thompson President | Kansas Wesleyan University
Dr. Matthew Thompson President | Kansas Wesleyan University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,649,498, with the women’s team receiving $707,233.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Saline County have grown 663.2%.
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 | $707,233 | 5.4% | $12,987,981 |
| 2022 | $517,308 | 6.1% | $8,451,866 |
| 2021 | $350,388 | 5% | $7,065,135 |
| 2020 | $320,097 | 4.9% | $6,561,778 |
| 2019 | $350,521 | 6.1% | $5,786,654 |
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