Dr. John P. Marsden President | Midway University
Dr. John P. Marsden President | Midway University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $612,905, with the women’s team receiving $289,873.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Woodford County have grown 731.2%.
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 | $289,873 | 5% | $5,840,503 |
| 2022 | $321,060 | 6.2% | $5,138,669 |
| 2021 | $251,542 | 5.4% | $4,641,337 |
| 2020 | $270,460 | 6.4% | $4,204,911 |
| 2019 | $226,860 | 6% | $3,767,745 |
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