Diane Steele, SCL, Ph.D. President | University of Saint Mary
Diane Steele, SCL, Ph.D. President | University of Saint Mary
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $562,818, with the men’s team receiving $289,656.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Leavenworth County have grown 429.2%.
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 | $289,656 | 4.8% | $6,056,204 |
| 2022 | $297,393 | 5.5% | $5,379,820 |
| 2021 | $217,672 | 4.3% | $5,068,684 |
| 2020 | $263,825 | 5.7% | $4,658,344 |
| 2019 | $243,422 | 5.7% | $4,250,616 |
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