University of the Ozarks President Richard L. Dunsworth, JD | University of the Ozarks
University of the Ozarks President Richard L. Dunsworth, JD | University of the Ozarks
The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 14.5% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.
The average sports expenses in Johnson County have grown 110.9% since 2010.
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 the 2020–21 school year.
| Year | Basketball Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $316,857 | 14.5% |
| 2022 | $294,538 | 13.7% |
| 2021 | $219,260 | 12.5% |
| 2020 | $250,190 | 13.4% |
| 2019 | $249,098 | 12.8% |
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