Dr. Jim Reynolds President | Millikin University
Dr. Jim Reynolds President | Millikin University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $451,431, with the women’s team receiving $237,940.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Macon County have grown 130.1%.
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 | $237,940 | 5.1% | $4,691,261 |
| 2022 | $271,525 | 6% | $4,526,669 |
| 2021 | $177,897 | 4.7% | $3,749,167 |
| 2020 | $158,069 | 4% | $4,001,633 |
| 2019 | $178,760 | 4.6% | $3,854,506 |
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