Douglas A. Kristensen Chancellor | University Of Nebraska At Kearney
Douglas A. Kristensen Chancellor | University Of Nebraska At Kearney
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,289,275, with the men’s team receiving $536,964.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Buffalo County have grown 101.2%.
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 | $536,964 | 5.7% | $9,460,525 |
| 2022 | $542,026 | 6.2% | $8,771,326 |
| 2021 | $502,528 | 6.8% | $7,370,946 |
| 2020 | $506,835 | 6.9% | $7,369,097 |
| 2019 | $514,456 | 7% | $7,332,387 |
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