Barbara A. Farley President | Illinois College
Barbara A. Farley President | Illinois College
The county’s funding for the basketball teams comprised 12.9% of all money invested in sports teams in 2023.
The average sports expenses in Morgan County have grown 158.6% since 2010.
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 the 2020–21 school year.
| Year | Basketball Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $398,293 | 12.9% |
| 2022 | $360,593 | 12.1% |
| 2021 | $215,044 | 10% |
| 2020 | $304,145 | 12.3% |
| 2019 | $305,027 | 12% |
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