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 women’s teams receiving $1,744,137.
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 | $1,744,137 | 6.9% | $25,228,987 |
| 2022 | $1,790,887 | 7.7% | $23,311,403 |
| 2021 | $1,337,745 | 7.6% | $17,637,382 |
| 2020 | $1,566,311 | 7.4% | $21,103,526 |
| 2019 | $1,796,721 | 8.2% | $21,801,634 |
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