Daniel C. Dobbins President | McKendree University
Daniel C. Dobbins President | McKendree University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,465,044, with men’s teams receiving $788,260.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in St. Clair County have grown 159.6%.
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 | $788,260 | 4.9% | $16,020,602 |
| 2022 | $681,341 | 4.7% | $14,453,821 |
| 2021 | $699,276 | 5.4% | $12,860,791 |
| 2020 | $800,380 | 5.7% | $14,019,125 |
| 2019 | $892,726 | 6.7% | $13,288,404 |
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