Ryan Purdy President | Mid-Plains Community College
Ryan Purdy President | Mid-Plains Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $642,738, with the men’s team receiving $320,451.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Lincoln County have grown 104.3%.
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 | $320,451 | 16.4% | $1,956,067 |
| 2022 | $297,274 | 16.4% | $1,807,861 |
| 2021 | $274,502 | 15.9% | $1,722,190 |
| 2020 | $279,907 | 18% | $1,558,215 |
| 2019 | $295,542 | 18.1% | $1,628,372 |
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