Chancellor Thomas Gibson | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Chancellor Thomas Gibson | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $440,911, with the women’s team receiving $189,217.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Portage County have grown 52.3%.
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 | $189,217 | 4.9% | $3,833,586 |
| 2022 | $211,812 | 5.7% | $3,730,949 |
| 2021 | $172,264 | 6.1% | $2,824,945 |
| 2020 | $163,346 | 5.2% | $3,132,495 |
| 2019 | $201,178 | 5.2% | $3,844,090 |
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