Dr. William R. Duffy II President | Upper Iowa University
Dr. William R. Duffy II President | Upper Iowa University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,150,140, with the women’s team receiving $542,906.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Fayette County have grown 58.1%.
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 | $542,906 | 6.8% | $8,029,743 |
| 2022 | $562,541 | 6.7% | $8,410,992 |
| 2021 | $520,704 | 7% | $7,430,640 |
| 2020 | $501,946 | 6.8% | $7,371,485 |
| 2019 | $548,652 | 7.5% | $7,330,480 |
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