Andrew Leavitt, Ph.D. Chancellor | Official website
Andrew Leavitt, Ph.D. Chancellor | Official website
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $568,598, with the women’s team receiving $258,466.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Winnebago County have grown 66.1%.
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 | $258,466 | 4.8% | $5,389,072 |
| 2022 | $235,542 | 5.1% | $4,592,451 |
| 2021 | $171,202 | 5.5% | $3,140,866 |
| 2020 | $216,931 | 4.9% | $4,385,946 |
| 2019 | $269,558 | 6% | $4,456,054 |
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