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2023 sees Finney County investing $316,148 in men’s basketball teams

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Dr. Ryan Ruda, President and CEO | Garden City Community College

Dr. Ryan Ruda, President and CEO | Garden City Community College

Finney County spent $316,148 on men’s collegiate basketball teams in 2023, representing a 30.6% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $625,403, with the men’s team receiving $316,148.

Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Finney County have grown 104.7%.

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.

Men’s Basketball Team's Expenditures of Finney County Over Last 5 Years
YearBasketball team's expenditures% from grand total sport team expendituresTotal Sport Team Expenditures
2023$316,1487.3%$4,342,651
2022$455,2218.8%$5,144,260
2021$272,2989%$3,023,143
2020$237,8137.6%$3,115,377
2019$243,2517.2%$3,355,371

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