North Central University Interim President Doug Graham, D.Min. | North Central University
North Central University Interim President Doug Graham, D.Min. | North Central University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $15,136,502, with men’s teams receiving $9,009,708.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Hennepin County have grown 76.6%.
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 | $9,009,708 | 6.6% | $135,611,200 |
| 2022 | $8,456,433 | 7.1% | $119,662,365 |
| 2021 | $6,502,915 | 7.1% | $91,706,872 |
| 2020 | $8,743,621 | 7.7% | $113,807,807 |
| 2019 | $9,382,449 | 8% | $116,874,955 |
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