Dr. Amy Bragg Carey President | Friends University
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey President | Friends University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $14,004,895, with men’s teams receiving $10,499,207.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Sedgwick County have grown 108.3%.
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 | $10,499,207 | 22.3% | $47,143,438 |
| 2022 | $5,548,937 | 15.7% | $35,327,732 |
| 2021 | $12,783,210 | 33.2% | $38,455,899 |
| 2020 | $8,399,573 | 23.3% | $36,094,823 |
| 2019 | $9,116,787 | 23.8% | $38,287,658 |
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