Dr. Damon Kennedy President of Midland College | midland.edu
Dr. Damon Kennedy President of Midland College | midland.edu
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $864,714, with the women’s team receiving $439,699.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Midland County have grown 58.2%.
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 | $439,699 | 14.6% | $3,021,650 |
| 2022 | $432,622 | 14.9% | $2,911,875 |
| 2021 | $402,523 | 15.5% | $2,594,684 |
| 2020 | $412,954 | 15.6% | $2,640,789 |
| 2019 | $411,100 | 15.6% | $2,639,802 |
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