Dr. Rick Massengale Sr., President | North Arkansas College
Dr. Rick Massengale Sr., President | North Arkansas College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $173,991, with the women’s team receiving $80,240.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Boone County have grown 43.5%.
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 | $80,240 | 19.7% | $408,036 |
| 2022 | $82,137 | 23.5% | $349,656 |
| 2021 | $70,449 | 23.1% | $305,534 |
| 2020 | $84,683 | 28.9% | $293,170 |
| 2019 | $76,579 | 24.3% | $315,586 |
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