Liang Chee Wee, PhD., Chancellor | Eastern Iowa Community College District
Liang Chee Wee, PhD., Chancellor | Eastern Iowa Community College District
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $773,388, with men’s teams receiving $501,677.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Scott County have grown 90.7%.
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 | $501,677 | 5.4% | $9,272,698 |
| 2022 | $473,260 | 5.5% | $8,683,651 |
| 2021 | $428,409 | 5.6% | $7,638,403 |
| 2020 | $374,928 | 4.6% | $8,147,601 |
| 2019 | $367,039 | 4.6% | $8,034,217 |
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