Barbara A. Farley President | Illinois College
Barbara A. Farley President | Illinois College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $398,293, with the women’s team receiving $200,856.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Morgan County have grown 158.6%.
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 | $200,856 | 6.5% | $3,084,017 |
| 2022 | $178,399 | 6% | $2,970,891 |
| 2021 | $113,548 | 5.3% | $2,150,789 |
| 2020 | $149,457 | 6.1% | $2,468,536 |
| 2019 | $150,674 | 5.9% | $2,550,438 |
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