President Robert A. Coons | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
President Robert A. Coons | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $4,801,590, with men’s teams receiving $3,057,453.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Vigo County have grown 90.2%.
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 | $3,057,453 | 12.1% | $25,228,987 |
| 2022 | $2,961,365 | 12.7% | $23,311,403 |
| 2021 | $1,804,403 | 10.2% | $17,637,382 |
| 2020 | $2,284,747 | 10.8% | $21,103,526 |
| 2019 | $2,400,694 | 11% | $21,801,634 |
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