Wesley A. Payne, Ph.D., President | Three Rivers College
Wesley A. Payne, Ph.D., President | Three Rivers College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $783,483, with the men’s team receiving $384,223.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Butler County have grown 95.7%.
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 | $384,223 | 18.6% | $2,062,797 |
| 2022 | $388,253 | 20% | $1,942,726 |
| 2021 | $393,050 | 22% | $1,784,827 |
| 2020 | $373,909 | 21.2% | $1,762,922 |
| 2019 | $356,238 | 20.3% | $1,757,208 |
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