Dr. Howard Spearman President | Rock Valley College
Dr. Howard Spearman President | Rock Valley College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $548,478, with men’s teams receiving $308,747.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Winnebago County have grown 127.3%.
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 | $308,747 | 8.1% | $3,792,722 |
| 2022 | $240,492 | 7.3% | $3,292,847 |
| 2021 | $161,363 | 5.2% | $3,121,897 |
| 2020 | $219,038 | 7.3% | $3,018,320 |
| 2019 | $222,213 | 7.5% | $2,974,233 |
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