Shane B. Smeed, President | Park University
Shane B. Smeed, President | Park University
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $1,264,902, with the women’s team receiving $542,795.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Platte County have grown 156.7%.
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 | $542,795 | 8.2% | $6,632,797 |
| 2022 | $533,385 | 8.2% | $6,475,325 |
| 2021 | $550,030 | 10.5% | $5,220,218 |
| 2020 | $315,034 | 7.6% | $4,141,525 |
| 2019 | $288,157 | 6.9% | $4,174,612 |
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