President JuliAnn Mazachek | Washburn University
President JuliAnn Mazachek | Washburn University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,375,731, with the women’s team receiving $639,755.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Shawnee County have grown 133.9%.
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 | $639,755 | 7% | $9,118,315 |
| 2022 | $632,307 | 7.4% | $8,548,759 |
| 2021 | $583,666 | 7.8% | $7,488,084 |
| 2020 | $629,700 | 8.5% | $7,404,308 |
| 2019 | $635,633 | 8.3% | $7,636,703 |
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