Megan Richtsmeier, Enrollment Recruitment/International Student Specialist | LinkedIn
Megan Richtsmeier, Enrollment Recruitment/International Student Specialist | LinkedIn
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $314,312, with the men’s team receiving $211,569.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hardin County have grown 91.5%.
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 | $211,569 | 15.1% | $1,397,825 |
| 2022 | $116,604 | 8.9% | $1,311,278 |
| 2021 | $89,153 | 7.8% | $1,145,352 |
| 2020 | $102,235 | 9.1% | $1,119,735 |
| 2019 | $89,945 | 8% | $1,121,697 |
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