Dr. Heath Thomas President | Oklahoma Baptist University
Dr. Heath Thomas President | Oklahoma Baptist University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,281,426, with the women’s team receiving $604,552.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Pottawatomie County have grown 149.1%.
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 | $604,552 | 6.5% | $9,305,212 |
| 2022 | $567,603 | 6.8% | $8,385,750 |
| 2021 | $586,879 | 5.9% | $9,976,324 |
| 2020 | $500,269 | 5.3% | $9,514,088 |
| 2019 | $447,460 | 4.7% | $9,539,755 |
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