Dr. Jesse Peters President | Western Oregon University
Dr. Jesse Peters President | Western Oregon University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $866,197, with the women’s team receiving $384,297.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Polk County have grown 83.6%.
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 | $384,297 | 5.1% | $7,557,905 |
| 2022 | $407,790 | 8.8% | $4,610,361 |
| 2021 | $0 | 0% | $4,442,910 |
| 2020 | $437,270 | 7.2% | $6,071,873 |
| 2019 | $407,886 | 6.8% | $5,958,471 |
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