Dr. Rodney Hanley President | Northeastern State University
Dr. Rodney Hanley President | Northeastern State University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $912,343, with the men’s team receiving $488,939.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Cherokee County have grown 54.9%.
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 | $488,939 | 8.9% | $5,519,748 |
| 2022 | $528,473 | 9.5% | $5,545,739 |
| 2021 | $461,641 | 8.7% | $5,298,391 |
| 2020 | $524,735 | 9.6% | $5,471,046 |
| 2019 | $559,018 | 10% | $5,617,464 |
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