Dr. Sara Thompson Tweedy President | Big Bend Community College
Dr. Sara Thompson Tweedy President | Big Bend Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $129,386, with the men’s team receiving $54,869.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Grant County have grown 88.4%.
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 | $54,869 | 7.5% | $732,996 |
| 2022 | $61,226 | 7.4% | $832,036 |
| 2021 | $50,163 | 7.7% | $650,559 |
| 2020 | $66,051 | 10.8% | $611,902 |
| 2019 | $64,226 | 9.2% | $694,678 |
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