Gordon Gates Chairman | Lincoln Land Community College
Gordon Gates Chairman | Lincoln Land Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,204,340, with men’s teams receiving $621,259.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Sangamon County have grown 157.4%.
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 | $621,259 | 10.2% | $6,119,662 |
| 2022 | $571,397 | 10.9% | $5,253,636 |
| 2021 | $556,319 | 11.1% | $5,028,397 |
| 2020 | $549,154 | 10.9% | $5,032,372 |
| 2019 | $530,908 | 10.1% | $5,247,538 |
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