Clifton \"Clif\" M. Smart III, President | Missouri State University-West Plains
Clifton \"Clif\" M. Smart III, President | Missouri State University-West Plains
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $446,239, with the men’s team receiving $446,239.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Howell County have grown 63.8%.
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 | $446,239 | 36.9% | $1,208,147 |
| 2022 | $445,206 | 44.9% | $990,949 |
| 2021 | $402,905 | 49% | $822,954 |
| 2020 | $437,789 | 48.3% | $906,210 |
| 2019 | $453,845 | 48.6% | $934,219 |
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