Dr. Kimberly Beatty Chancellor at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Dr. Kimberly Beatty Chancellor at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $6,889,553, with women’s teams receiving $2,808,185.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Jackson County have grown 68.1%.
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 | $2,808,185 | 9.2% | $30,459,780 |
| 2022 | $3,104,294 | 12% | $25,805,332 |
| 2021 | $2,225,038 | 9.8% | $22,711,144 |
| 2020 | $2,498,317 | 10% | $24,866,235 |
| 2019 | $2,319,875 | 9.6% | $24,056,545 |
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