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 women’s teams receiving $583,081.
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 | $583,081 | 9.5% | $6,119,662 |
| 2022 | $526,472 | 10% | $5,253,636 |
| 2021 | $540,473 | 10.7% | $5,028,397 |
| 2020 | $547,776 | 10.9% | $5,032,372 |
| 2019 | $541,595 | 10.3% | $5,247,538 |
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