John Ottosson President of William Penn University | oskynews.org
John Ottosson President of William Penn University | oskynews.org
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,930,401, with the women’s team receiving $622,495.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Mahaska County have grown 296.5%.
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 | $622,495 | 3.8% | $16,223,612 |
| 2022 | $706,250 | 4.5% | $15,816,304 |
| 2021 | $835,779 | 6% | $14,011,930 |
| 2020 | $356,063 | 5% | $7,077,838 |
| 2019 | $402,718 | 5.6% | $7,206,665 |
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