Dr. Brent Bates, PhD. President | State Fair Community College
Dr. Brent Bates, PhD. President | State Fair Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $707,102, with the women’s team receiving $329,432.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pettis County have grown 212.4%.
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 | $329,432 | 17.3% | $1,905,326 |
| 2022 | $373,140 | 17.8% | $2,101,701 |
| 2021 | $314,216 | 22.7% | $1,386,225 |
| 2020 | $346,024 | 23.5% | $1,471,194 |
| 2019 | $437,884 | 28.2% | $1,554,786 |
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