Dr. Aondover Tarhule Interim President | Illinois State University
Dr. Aondover Tarhule Interim President | Illinois State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $5,084,289, with men’s teams receiving $3,042,696.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in McLean County have grown 94.4%.
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 | $3,042,696 | 8.5% | $35,962,777 |
| 2022 | $4,045,275 | 11.4% | $35,500,482 |
| 2021 | $2,294,518 | 7.5% | $30,527,290 |
| 2020 | $2,699,192 | 8.8% | $30,740,169 |
| 2019 | $2,608,477 | 8.5% | $30,850,840 |
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