Dr. Ryan Ruda, President and CEO | Garden City Community College
Dr. Ryan Ruda, President and CEO | Garden City Community College
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $625,403, with the women’s team receiving $309,255.
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.
| Year | Basketball team's expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $309,255 | 7.1% | $4,342,651 |
| 2022 | $457,324 | 8.9% | $5,144,260 |
| 2021 | $247,272 | 8.2% | $3,023,143 |
| 2020 | $201,870 | 6.5% | $3,115,377 |
| 2019 | $236,354 | 7% | $3,355,371 |
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