Richard J. Melson, Ph.D., President | Southwest Baptist University
Richard J. Melson, Ph.D., President | Southwest Baptist University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,481,247, with the men’s team receiving $721,337.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Polk County have grown 37.8%.
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 | $721,337 | 11% | $6,569,603 |
| 2022 | $578,994 | 8.9% | $6,513,826 |
| 2021 | $555,548 | 6.9% | $8,039,200 |
| 2020 | $590,433 | 7.5% | $7,865,614 |
| 2019 | $589,185 | 7.3% | $8,045,315 |
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